Diphtheria-neutralizing antibody levels in healthy adults from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Diphtheria-neutralizing antibody levels in healthy adults from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In Brazil, until 2004, the immunization policy against diphtheria involved childhood vaccination with no official routine booster dose administered after 15 years of age. This study assessed functional antibody levels against diphtheria among blood donors. A total of 140 blood samples were collected...

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Main Authors: Fabricia Pires Pimenta, Paulo Vieira Damasco, José Cerbino Neto, Guilherme Santoro Lopes, Raphael Hirata Jr, Lucimar Gonçalves Milagres, Ana Luíza Mattos-Guaraldi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2006-06-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
diphtheria
diphtheria antitoxin
Vero cells assay
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762006000400019

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