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...

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Main Authors: Amin Nordin, Syafinaz, Idris, Faridah, Awang Hama, Rukman, Ahmad Saad, Fathinul Fikri, Osman, Malina, Ghazali, Fadzillah, Isahak, Ilina
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
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author Amin Nordin, Syafinaz
Idris, Faridah
Awang Hama, Rukman
Ahmad Saad, Fathinul Fikri
Osman, Malina
Ghazali, Fadzillah
Isahak, Ilina
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Awang Hama, Rukman
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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.
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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