Parental refusal to diphtheria vaccine: a fatal outcome
We present a case of a four-year-old boy who succumbed to diphtheria following incomplete course of immunisation, which included diphtheria vaccine. This case report focuses on the issues of parental refusal to vaccines and the development of "halal" vaccines for the prevention of infectio...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Malaysian Medical Association
2013
|
| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29718/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29718/1/Parental%20refusal%20to%20diphtheria%20vaccine.pdf |
| _version_ | 1848846476973703168 |
|---|---|
| author | Amin Nordin, Syafinaz Idris, Faridah Awang Hama, Rukman Ahmad Saad, Fathinul Fikri Osman, Malina Ghazali, Fadzillah Isahak, Ilina |
| author_facet | Amin Nordin, Syafinaz Idris, Faridah Awang Hama, Rukman Ahmad Saad, Fathinul Fikri Osman, Malina Ghazali, Fadzillah Isahak, Ilina |
| author_sort | Amin Nordin, Syafinaz |
| building | UPM Institutional Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | We present a case of a four-year-old boy who succumbed to diphtheria following incomplete course of immunisation, which included diphtheria vaccine. This case report focuses on the issues of parental refusal to vaccines and the development of "halal" vaccines for the prevention of infectious diseases. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-15T09:03:20Z |
| format | Article |
| id | upm-29718 |
| institution | Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| institution_category | Local University |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-15T09:03:20Z |
| publishDate | 2013 |
| publisher | Malaysian Medical Association |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | upm-297182015-09-04T07:39:23Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29718/ Parental refusal to diphtheria vaccine: a fatal outcome Amin Nordin, Syafinaz Idris, Faridah Awang Hama, Rukman Ahmad Saad, Fathinul Fikri Osman, Malina Ghazali, Fadzillah Isahak, Ilina We present a case of a four-year-old boy who succumbed to diphtheria following incomplete course of immunisation, which included diphtheria vaccine. This case report focuses on the issues of parental refusal to vaccines and the development of "halal" vaccines for the prevention of infectious diseases. Malaysian Medical Association 2013-10 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29718/1/Parental%20refusal%20to%20diphtheria%20vaccine.pdf Amin Nordin, Syafinaz and Idris, Faridah and Awang Hama, Rukman and Ahmad Saad, Fathinul Fikri and Osman, Malina and Ghazali, Fadzillah and Isahak, Ilina (2013) Parental refusal to diphtheria vaccine: a fatal outcome. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 68 (5). pp. 435-436. ISSN 0300-5283 http://www.e-mjm.org/2013/v68n5/index.html |
| spellingShingle | Amin Nordin, Syafinaz Idris, Faridah Awang Hama, Rukman Ahmad Saad, Fathinul Fikri Osman, Malina Ghazali, Fadzillah Isahak, Ilina Parental refusal to diphtheria vaccine: a fatal outcome |
| title | Parental refusal to diphtheria vaccine: a fatal outcome |
| title_full | Parental refusal to diphtheria vaccine: a fatal outcome |
| title_fullStr | Parental refusal to diphtheria vaccine: a fatal outcome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parental refusal to diphtheria vaccine: a fatal outcome |
| title_short | Parental refusal to diphtheria vaccine: a fatal outcome |
| title_sort | parental refusal to diphtheria vaccine: a fatal outcome |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29718/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29718/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29718/1/Parental%20refusal%20to%20diphtheria%20vaccine.pdf |