Tetanus antibodies as a marker of potential efficacy of killed polio immunization.
S Afr Med J
; 70(5): 275-7, 1986 Aug 30.
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ABSTRACT
The use of antibodies to tetanus toxin as a marker of efficacy of parenteral immunization was examined in a randomized sample of 1212 sera representative of the total black infant population of the RSA between 24 and 35 months. All but one of these sera had protective levels of antibodies measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. In contrast, in a previous study only 59-80% had tritypic immunity to polio and 70-84% mono- or bitypic immunity. Thus, this serological marker was found to be unreliable and some possibilities for this remarkably high level of antitetanus antibodies are considered.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Poliomielite
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Antitoxina Tetânica
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Vacina Antipólio de Vírus Inativado
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Poliovirus
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Anticorpos Antivirais
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
S Afr Med J
Ano de publicação:
1986
Tipo de documento:
Article