Abstract

Diphtheria is a re-emerging disease in resource-rich settings. We here report three cases of cutaneous diphtheria diagnosed and managed in our infectious disease department and discuss the determinants of its re-emergence. Migration, travel and vaccine scepticism are key factors not only for diphtheria re-emergence, but for the future of most preventable diseases.

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Title
Cutaneous diphtheria: three case-reports to discuss determinants of re-emergence in resource-rich settings
Author
Levi, Laura I 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Barbut, Frédéric 2 ; Chopin, Dorothée 1 ; Rondeau, Paul 1 ; Lalande, Valérie 3 ; Jolivet, Sarah 2 ; Badell, Edgar 4 ; Brisse, Sylvain 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Lacombe, Karine 5 ; Surgers, Laure 5 

 Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, GHU APHP. Sorbonne Université, Paris, France 
 Unité de Prévention du Risque Infectieux, hôpital Saint-Antoine, GHU APHP. Sorbonne Université, Paris, France 
 Département de bactériologie, hôpital Saint-Antoine, GHU APHP. Sorbonne Université, Paris, France 
 Biodiversity and Epidemiology of Bacterial Pathogens, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France; National Reference Center for Corynebacteria of the Diphtheriae Complex, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France 
 Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, GHU APHP. Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique, Paris, France 
Pages
2300-2302
Publication year
2021
Publication date
Dec 2021
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
e-ISSN
22221751
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3190429242
Copyright
© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.