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Dec 27, 2018Keywords:
Diphtheria; Indonesia; DPT-HB-Hib
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The outbreak of diphtheria in Indonesia
Ramadhan Tosepu
Faculty of Public Health, University of Halu Oleo, Kendari, Indonesia
Joko Gunawan
Akademi Keperawatan Pemerintah Kabupaten Belitung Tanjung pandan, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia
Devi Savitri Effendy
Faculty of Public Health, University of Halu Oleo, Kendari, Indonesia
La Ode Ali Imran Ahmad
Faculty of Public Health, University of Halu Oleo, Kendari, Indonesia
Amrin Farzan
Center of Research, Yayasan Cipta Anak Bangsa (YCAB), Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia
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.