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Diphtheria (Corynebacterium diphtheriae)
2010 Case Definition
CSTE Position Statement Number: 09-ID-05
Case classification
Probable:
In the absence of a more likely diagnosis, an upper respiratory tract illness with
- an adherent membrane of the nose, pharynx, tonsils, or larynx; and
- absence of laboratory confirmation; and
- lack of epidemiologic linkage to a laboratory-confirmed case of diphtheria.
Confirmed:
An upper respiratory tract illness with an adherent membrane of the nose, pharynx, tonsils, or larynx; and any of the following:
- isolation of Corynebacterium diphtheriae from the nose or throat; or
- histopathologic diagnosis of diphtheria; or
- epidemiologic linkage to a laboratory-confirmed case of diphtheria.
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