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Nasopharyngeal diphtheria

MedGen UID:
4337
•Concept ID:
C0012558
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Nasopharyngeal Diphtheria; nasopharyngeal diphtheria
SNOMED CT: Nasopharyngeal diphtheria (75589004)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0020866

Definition

Infection of the nasopharynx by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVNasopharyngeal diphtheria

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pneumococcal disease in western Europe: burden of disease, antibiotic resistance and management.
Cartwright K
Eur J Pediatr 2002 Apr;161(4):188-95. doi: 10.1007/s00431-001-0907-3. PMID: 12014384
Epidemiologic aspects and diagnostic criteria for a protective efficacy field trial of a pertussis vaccine.
Wirsing von König CH, Schmitt HJ
J Infect Dis 1996 Nov;174 Suppl 3:S281-6. doi: 10.1093/infdis/174.supplement_3.s281. PMID: 8896530

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Diphtheria case detection and carrier study of close contacts: A step towards diphtheria eradication.
Shah SR, Karanje NC
Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2024 Apr 1;67(2):328-331. Epub 2023 Nov 9 doi: 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_265_23. PMID: 38394413
Adult-onset nasopharyngeal diphtheria: an uncommon but rapidly progressive and potentially fatal infection.
Ding CH, Wahab AA, Marina Z, Leong CL, Umur N, Wong PF
Trop Biomed 2021 Jun 1;38(2):119-121. doi: 10.47665/tb.38.2.045. PMID: 34172699

Therapy

Diphtheria case detection and carrier study of close contacts: A step towards diphtheria eradication.
Shah SR, Karanje NC
Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2024 Apr 1;67(2):328-331. Epub 2023 Nov 9 doi: 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_265_23. PMID: 38394413

Prognosis

Diphtheria case detection and carrier study of close contacts: A step towards diphtheria eradication.
Shah SR, Karanje NC
Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2024 Apr 1;67(2):328-331. Epub 2023 Nov 9 doi: 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_265_23. PMID: 38394413
Adult-onset nasopharyngeal diphtheria: an uncommon but rapidly progressive and potentially fatal infection.
Ding CH, Wahab AA, Marina Z, Leong CL, Umur N, Wong PF
Trop Biomed 2021 Jun 1;38(2):119-121. doi: 10.47665/tb.38.2.045. PMID: 34172699

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