Seroprevalence of antibodies against rubella virus in pregnant women in Haiti

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 147-150

  Désinor, Olbeg Y ^a,b   Ansèlme, Renette J P ^a   Laender, Fernando ^c   Saint Louis, Calerbe ^a   Bien Aimé, Jean Eddy ^a  

^a State University Hospital   (Haïti)

^b World Health Organization Office ^*  (Haïti)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Haiti; Immunization; Immunization programs; Pregnant women; Rubella; Rubella syndrome, congenital

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; RUBELLA VACCINE;

ANTIBODY; IMMUNIZATION; MATERNAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; RUBELLA; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HAITI; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; RUBELLA VIRUS; SEROPREVALENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VIRUS IMMUNITY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; HAITI;

EID: 2142657316     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892004000300002     Document Type: Article

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