Diphtheria (Corynebacterium diphtheriae)
1990 Case Definition
Clinical case definition
An upper respiratory tract illness characterized
by sore throat, low-grade fever, and an adherent membrane of
the tonsil(s), pharynx, and/or nose without other apparent cause
(as reported by a health professional)
Laboratory criteria for diagnosis
Case classification
Probable: meets
the clinical case definition, is not laboratory confirmed, and
is not epidemiologically linked to a laboratory-confirmed case
Confirmed: meets the clinical case definition
and is either laboratory confirmed or epidemiologically linked
to a laboratory-confirmed case
Comment
Cutaneous diphtheria should not be reported.
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