Seroprevalence of Bordetella pertussis antibodies to pertussis toxin among healthy children

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 677-678

  Syed, Muhammad Ali ^a   Ahmed, Waqas ^a   Naeem, Aisha ^a   Bokhari, Habib ^a  

^a COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bordetella pertussis; Children; Igg antibodies; Pertussis toxin; Serosurveillance; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; PAKISTAN; PERTUSSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; VACCINATION;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; MALE; PAKISTAN; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 84868668439     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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