"Diphtheria" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A localized infection of mucous membranes or skin caused by toxigenic strains of CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE. It is characterized by the presence of a pseudomembrane at the site of infection. DIPHTHERIA TOXIN, produced by C. diphtheriae, can cause myocarditis, polyneuritis, and other systemic toxic effects.
| Descriptor ID |
D004165
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.410.040.246.388
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| Concept/Terms |
Diphtheria- Diphtheria
- Corynebacterium diphtheriae Infection
- Corynebacterium diphtheriae Infections
- Infection, Corynebacterium diphtheriae
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diphtheria" by people in Profiles.
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae Infections, South Africa, 2015-2023. Emerg Infect Dis. 2025 Mar; 31(3):417-426.
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Immunogenicity of tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis vaccination among pregnant women living with and without HIV. AIDS. 2023 12 01; 37(15):2305-2310.
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Effect of cytomegalovirus infection on humoral immune responses to select vaccines administered during infancy. Vaccine. 2021 08 09; 39(34):4793-4799.
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Molecular Characterization of Corynebacterium diphtheriae Outbreak Isolates, South Africa, March-June 2015. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 08; 23(8):1308-1315.
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An isolated outbreak of diphtheria in South Africa, 2015. Epidemiol Infect. 2017 07; 145(10):2100-2108.
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Immunogenicity and safety of an acellular pertussis, diphtheria, tetanus, inactivated poliovirus, Hib-conjugate combined vaccine (Pentaxim) and monovalent hepatitis B vaccine at 6, 10 and 14 weeks of age in infants in South Africa. S Afr Med J. 2011 Feb; 101(2):126-31.