Diphtheria is a respiratory infection typically caused by toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains; it prevalently affects children and can be fatal. Diphtheria can by effectively prevented by vaccination, but decreasing levels of vaccine coverage in several countries are promoting the resurgence of the disease.
- Naresh Chand Sharma
- Androulla Efstratiou
- Thandavarayan Ramamurthy
