Tetanus immunity as a surrogate for past diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis immunization in migrant children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 274-277

  De La Fuente, Isabel Garcia ^a   Wagner, Noémie ^a   Siegrist, Claire Anne ^a,b   Posfay Barbe, Klara M ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antibody responses; Children; Hyperimmunization; Immigration; Tetanus immunization; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS POLIOMYELITIS TETANUS VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; INFANRIXHEXA; TETANUS ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLIOMYELITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TETANUS; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTITOXINS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TETANUS TOXOID; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 84876298774     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182748f0b     Document Type: Article

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