Low seroprevalance of diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in ambulatory adult patients: the need for lifelong vaccination

TANRIOVER M., SOYLER C., Ascioglu S., CANKURTARAN M., ÜNAL S.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, cilt.25, sa.6, ss.528-532, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ejim.2014.04.010
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.528-532
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Vaccine, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Measles, Seroprevalance, UNITED-STATES, TURKEY, IMMUNITY, DISEASE, IZMIR, EPIDEMIC, AGE
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis and measles are vaccine preventable diseases that have been reported to cause morbidity and mortality in adult population in the recent years. We aimed to document the seropositivity rates and vaccination indication for these four vaccine preventable diseases among adult and elderly patients who were seen as outpatients in a university hospital.