Going Viral

Diphtheria Update


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  • A high index of suspicion based on vaccination status, travel and exposure history will help raise a red flag
  • Whilst awaiting confirmation of the throat swab culture result, reaching out early to your local infectious disease expert is highly advised
  • GPs are once again at the forefront of identifying, treating and ensuring that we commence the appropriate public health interventions

Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 22 mins

Guest: A/Prof Paul Griffin, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist; Director of Infectious Diseases, Mater Hospital; Lecturer, University of Queensland; Principal Investigator and Medical Director, Nucleus Network


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