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The outbreak of diphtheria in Indonesia


Ramadhan Tosepu
Joko Gunawan
Devi Savitri Effendy
La Ode Ali Imran Ahmad
Amrin Farzan

Abstract

Diptheria is commonly caused by the aerobic gram-positive bacteria, corynebacterium diphtheria. We herein report an unusual case of diphtheria outbreak in Indonesia in 2017 and its possible causes and current management.


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eISSN: 1937-8688