Prevalence of diphtheria and tetanus antibodies and circulation of Corynebacterium diphtheriae in São Paulo, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1681-1687

  Divino Goes, K G ^a   de Moraes Pinto, M Isabel ^a   Dinelli, M I S ^a   Casagrande, S T ^b   Bonetti, T C S ^a   Andrade, P R ^c   Weckx, L Y ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^c Centro Assistencial Cruz de Malta   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antibody; Corynebacterium diphtheriae; Diphtheria; Immunization; Tetanus; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA ANTIBODY; DIPHTHERIA TETANUS VACCINE; TETANUS ANTIBODY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DOUBLE ANTIBODY SANDWICH ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; TOXICITY TESTING;

CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; NASO;

EID: 38349129884     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2006005000184     Document Type: Review

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