Diphtheria in a Swiss Asylum Seeker Reception Centre: Outbreak Investigation and Evaluation of Testing and Vaccination Strategies

• Main Authors: Lisa Brockhaus (Author), Pascal Urwyler (Author), Ulrike Leutwyler (Author), Eva Würfel (Author), Malte Kohns Vasconcelos (Author), Daniel Goldenberger (Author), Peter Michael Keller (Author), Sarah Tschudin Sutter (Author), Niklaus Daniel Labhardt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: To describe a suspected diphtheria outbreak in a Swiss asylum seeker reception centre, and to analyse its management response regarding testing and vaccination.Methods: We retrospectively analysed clinical, microbiology, and case management data of all asylum seekers tested for C. diphth...