Investigation of immunity level against diphtheria and reinforcement of immunity by booster vaccination for infection control staff in Okayama Prefecture

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 104-106

  Nakajima, Hiroshi ^a   Kariya, Hideaki ^a   Ohata, Ritsuko ^a   Ogura, Hajime ^a  

^a Department of Virology   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA ANTIBODY; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA TOXOID; DIPHTHERIA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPHTHERIA; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFECTION CONTROL; JAPAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; STAFF; VACCINATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DIPHTHERIA; DIPHTHERIA ANTITOXIN; DIPHTHERIA TOXOID; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION, SECONDARY; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 43449137573     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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