Prevalence and correlates of diphtheria toxoid antibodies in children and adults in Israel

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 968-973

  Valinsky, L ^a   Simhoni, S ^a   Bassal, R ^a,b   Agmon, V ^a   Yishai, R ^a   Green, M S ^a,b   Cohen, Dan ^a,b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Diptheria; Immunity; Israel; Seropositivity; Toxoid

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARAB; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIPHTHERIA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFANT; ISRAEL; JEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERODIAGNOSIS; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 33748289976     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01504.x     Document Type: Article

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