Conclusions
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Out of 409 cases of children, 68 died giving a mortality rate of 16·6%. Out of 68 deaths, 54 died within 48 hours.
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The longer the duration of the disease before the administration of the anti-toxin, the less the chances for survival.
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Age incidence:—Common in the age-group of 1–5 years. The mortality rate varies in inverse proportion to the age.
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The dose of the anti-toxin varies with the duration of the disease before the administration of the anti-toxin, severity of the disease and the site and the extent of the membrane; but not with the age of the child.
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An adequate dose of anti-toxin at the start was sufficient and there was no need to repeat the injections any further.
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From the City Fever Hospital, Bombay.
Read at the 5th All-India Child-Health Conference, Delhi, on Feb. 6, 1954.
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Thanawala, J.K. Observations on diphtheritic infection in children. Indian J Pediatr 21, 151–157 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02819900
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