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Diphtheria (cont.)

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Author: Steven E. Doerr, MD

Editor: Charles Davis, MD, PhD

REFERENCES:

Doerr, Steven E. "Diphtheria." MedicineNet.com. June 27, 2008. <http://www.medicinenet.com/diphtheria/article.htm>.

Guy, Allysia M., and Mark A. Silverberg. "Diphtheria." eMedicine.com. Oct. 5, 2009. <http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/782051-overview>.

Todar, Kenneth. "Diphtheria." Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology. 2009. <http://www.textbookofbacteriology.net/diphtheria.html>.

United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC Pre-Travel Consultation Routine Vaccine-Preventable Diseases. July 27, 2009. <http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2010/chapter-2/diphtheria.aspx>.

United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Diphtheria." Oct. 6, 2005. <http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/diptheria_t.htm>.


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