| Immunity to tetanus among adults in Turkey. | |
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PMID: 11728035 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In 100 individuals > 18 y of age, living in urban or rural regions of Ankara, antitetanus immunoglobulin levels were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and a brief questionnaire was administered. In total, 68% of subjects showed protective levels (> 0.01 IU/ml). Differences between rural (64%) and urban (72%) areas and between males (71.4%) and females (61.1%) were not significant (p > 0.05). Protective levels were found in 93.1% of subjects aged 18-30 y, 77.3% of those aged 30-40 y, 58.3% of those aged 40-50 y, 41.7% of those aged 50-60 y, 36.4% of those aged 60-70 y and 20% of those aged > 70 y. Only 35.7% of individuals aged > 50 y of age were found to be protected against tetanus (p = 0.004). The levels of antitetanus antibody in individuals vaccinated in the last 10 y were significantly higher than those in individuals vaccinated > 10 y ago and in those who did not remember the vaccination date (p = 0.009). Poor immunity against tetanus is a problem in elderly people in Turkey. |
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Authors:
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O Ergönül; T Sözen; E Tekeli |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases Volume: 33 ISSN: 0036-5548 ISO Abbreviation: Scand. J. Infect. Dis. Publication Date: 2001 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-11-30 Completed Date: 2002-02-21 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0215333 Medline TA: Scand J Infect Dis Country: Sweden |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 728-30 Citation Subset: IM |
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Clinic of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Turkey. |
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Adolescent Adult Age Distribution Aged Antibodies, Bacterial / analysis* Clostridium tetani / immunology* Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods Female Humans Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Odds Ratio Rural Population Tetanus / immunology* Turkey Urban Population |
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0/Antibodies, Bacterial |
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