Susceptibility to diphtheria in adults: Prevalence and relationship to gender and social variables

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 961-967

  Volzke H ^a   Kloker, K M ^a   Kramer, A ^a   Guertler, L ^a   Doren M ^b   Baumeister, S E ^a   Hoffmann, W ^a   John, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diphtheria; Gender differences; Immunity; Population study; Susceptibility; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA TOXIN; DIPHTHERIA VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPHTHERIA; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; VACCINATION;

EID: 33748304105     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01477.x     Document Type: Article

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