Seroprevalence of tetanus antibody in Turkish population and effectiveness of single-dose tetanus toxoid

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 431-433

  Cavuslu, S ^a   Oncul, O ^a   Altunay, H ^a   Ozsoy, M F ^a   Kocak, N ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETANUS ANTIBODY; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TETANUS; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TETANUS; TETANUS ANTITOXIN; TETANUS TOXOID; TURKEY;

EID: 0042661051     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-003-0954-y     Document Type: Article

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