The immune status against tetanus and diphtheria in healthcare workers in Catalonia

M Esteve, R Carreras, I Casas, P Peña, A Guixeras… - Vaccine, 2020 - Elsevier
The objective was to investigate the immune status against tetanus and diphtheria of
healthcare workers in Catalonia. A cross-sectional multicentre study was conducted in …

Diphtheria and Tetanus Immunity Status among Greek Adults: Results from a Nationwide Seroprevalence Study

D Papagiannis, E Thireos, A Mariolis, A Katsioulis… - Vaccines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Diphtheria and tetanus could lead to serious morbidity. We aimed to evaluate immunity
levels by measuring specific IgG antibodies for diphtheria and tetanus in serum samples …

Prevalence of diphtheria and tetanus antibodies among adults in Singapore: a national serological study to identify most susceptible population groups

LW Ang, L James, KT Goh - Journal of Public Health, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background In view of waning antitoxin titres over time after the last vaccine dose against
diphtheria and tetanus, we determined the immunity levels in adults to identify most …

Immunity against diphtheria and tetanus in various age groups after 40 years since implementation of the mass vaccination program

A Fordymacka - Przeglad Epidemiologiczny, 2000 - europepmc.org
The aim of this study was to determine immunity against diphtheria and tetanus in various
age groups and to compare it with the results of seroepidemiological studies conducted …

Immunity to diphtheria and tetanus in army personnel and adult civilians in Mashhad, Iran

SJH Shokouh, B Mohammadi, J Rajabi… - Japanese Journal of …, 2017 - jstage.jst.go.jp
This study aimed to investigate serologic immunity to diphtheria and tetanus in army
personnel and a sample population of adult civilians in Mashhad, Iran. Army personnel (n …

Immunity against diphtheria and tetanus in the adult Polish population

J Walory, P Grzesiowski… - Polski Merkuriusz Lekarski …, 2000 - europepmc.org
The aim of the study was to evaluate immunity against diphtheria and tetanus in healthy
adult population in Poland. For determination of antitoxin IgG antibody, toxoid enzyme …

Tetanus vaccination, antibody persistence and decennial booster: a serosurvey of university students and at-risk workers

M BORELLA-VENTURINI, C Frasson… - Epidemiology & …, 2017 - cambridge.org
The aim of the present research is to verify the immune status against tetanus in students
and workers exposed to risk and to ascertain whether a decennial booster is necessary …

Tetanus immunization among healthcare professionals: cross-sectional study in Turkey

MS Sayar, MÖ Akca, A Asan, A Gümüş… - The Journal of Infection …, 2022 - jidc.org
Introduction: Vaccine-preventable diseases can be effectively managed through timely
vaccine booster doses. In this study, the tetanus vaccination status of healthcare …

Protection against Tetanus and Diphtheria in Europe: The impact of age, gender and country of origin based on data from the MARK-AGE Study

B Weinberger, M Keller, C Putzer… - Experimental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Due to the successful implementation of vaccination strategies early-life morbidity and
mortality due to infectious disease has been reduced dramatically. Vaccines against tetanus …

The Development of a Vaccination Programme of Health Care Workers.

M Saridi, A Toska, I Kyriazis, A Kriebardis… - …, 2010 - search.ebscohost.com
Background: Health care staff, due to their direct contact with patients and various body
fluids may be exposed to and transmit vaccine-preventable diseases. Their immunization …