Outcomes of home-based versus facility-based care for mild diphtheria during a large epidemic in Kano State, Nigeria: A retrospective matched cohort study
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pmed.1005097,
title = {Outcomes of home-based versus facility-based care for mild diphtheria during a large epidemic in Kano State, Nigeria: A retrospective matched cohort study},
author = {Jonathan Polonsky and Suleiman Hudu and Khadidja Uthman and Yves Katuala and Philip Eghosa Evbuomwan and Hashim Juma Omer Osman and Abdulwahab Kabir Sulaiman and Ichola Ismael Adjaho and Cheick Oumar Doumbia and Etienne Gignoux and Franck Ale},
year = {2026},
journal = {PLOS Medicine},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pmed.1005097},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1005097}
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TY - JOUR TI - Outcomes of home-based versus facility-based care for mild diphtheria during a large epidemic in Kano State, Nigeria: A retrospective matched cohort study AU - Jonathan Polonsky AU - Suleiman Hudu AU - Khadidja Uthman AU - Yves Katuala AU - Philip Eghosa Evbuomwan AU - Hashim Juma Omer Osman AU - Abdulwahab Kabir Sulaiman AU - Ichola Ismael Adjaho AU - Cheick Oumar Doumbia AU - Etienne Gignoux AU - Franck Ale PY - 2026 JO - PLOS Medicine DO - 10.1371/journal.pmed.1005097 UR - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1005097 ER -
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Polonsky, J., Hudu, S., Uthman, K., Katuala, Y., Evbuomwan, P. E., Osman, H. J. O., Sulaiman, A. K., Adjaho, I. I., Doumbia, C. O., Gignoux, E., & Ale, F. (2026). Outcomes of home-based versus facility-based care for mild diphtheria during a large epidemic in Kano State, Nigeria: A retrospective matched cohort study. PLOS Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1005097
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