Robust Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses to Pertussis in Adults After a First Acellular Booster Vaccination [PDF]
IntroductionTo reduce the pertussis disease burden, nowadays several countries recommend acellular pertussis (aP) booster vaccinations for adults.
Anne-Marie Buisman +10 more
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Vaccine coverage and determinants of incomplete vaccination in children aged 12-23 months in dschang, west region, cameroon: a cross-sectional survey during a polio outbreak [PDF]
Inadequate immunization coverage with increased risk of vaccine preventable diseases outbreaksremains a problem in Africa. Moreover, different factors contribute to incomplete vaccination status. This study wasperformed in Dschang (West Region, Cameroon),
Biguioh, Rodrigue Mabvouna +8 more
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What do Parents Learn by Reading a DPT Vaccine Information Form?
Objective: Information forms are commonly used to inform parents about childhood vaccination. This study assessed the knowledge of mothers about pertussis and pertussis vaccine before and after reading a form about diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (dpt ...
Ronald Gold, Gordean L Bjornson
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Immunogenicity of a low-dose diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis combination vaccine with either inactivated or oral polio vaccine compared to standard-dose diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis when used as a pre-school booster in UK children : a 5-year follow-up of a randomised controlled study [PDF]
This serological follow up study assessed the kinetics of antibody response in children who previously participated in a single centre, open-label, randomised controlled trial of low-dose compared to standard-dose diphtheria booster preschool ...
Baudin, M. +8 more
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An infant who suffered seizures many times after pentavalent vaccination: A case report
Although rare, serious adverse effects may be seen after vaccination. Especially, the whole-cell pertussis vaccine has been held responsible for neurological side effects, as the most important problem in vaccination.
Meryem Erat Nergiz +4 more
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Evaluation of the immune response to diphtheria and tetanus toxoids by the serological methods
Scientific relevance. Currently, two types of methods are used to evaluate the potency of diphtheria and tetanus toxoids: the gold standard, which involves administering toxins to immunised animals, and serological methods, which involve quantifying ...
Е. I. Komarovskaya, A. A. Soldatov
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Immunogenicity and safety of combined tetanus, reduced diphtheria, acellular pertussis vaccine when co-administered with quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate and human papillomavirus vaccines in healthy adolescents. [PDF]
Objective: Current United States immunization recommendations for adolescents include vaccines against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap), human papillomavirus (HPV), and Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, C, W-135, and Y. In this Phase IV study,
Alexanderian, David +8 more
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Pertussis is a highly contagious disease, for which periodic peaks in incidence and an increasing number of outbreaks have been observed over the last decades.
Martina Kovac +4 more
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Satisfying the needs of the national immunization program requires maintaining diphtheria–tetanus–pertussis (DTP)–hepatitis B (HB)–Haemophilus influenza B (Hib) production. Therefore, new hepatitis B sources are needed.
Eddy Fadlyana +7 more
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Replacement, Reduction and Refinement of Animal Testing in the Quality Control of Human Vaccines [PDF]
Vaccines are recognised as a highly cost effective tool for preventing infectious diseases. They are derived from biological sources and due to the complexity of composition and heterogeneity of products, vaccine lots undergo legally required quality ...
HALDER MARIA ELISABETH
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