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BioMed Research International, 2020 Background Maternal tetanus is defined as tetanus acquired during pregnancy or within 6 weeks after the end of conception. As tetanus is a vaccine-preventable disease, immunization of pregnant mothers with a TT (tetanus toxoid) dose is one of the most ...
T. Gebremedhin +4 more
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A Vaccine Against Group B Streptococcus: Recent Advances [PDF]
, 2020 Group B streptococcus (GBS) causes a high burden of neonatal and infant disease globally. Implementing a vaccine for pregnant women is a promising strategy to prevent neonatal and infant GBS disease and has been identified as a priority by the World ...
Carreras-Abad, C +3 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women with an estimated 570,000 new cases in 2018 which constitute about 6. 6% of all cancers in women according to WHO report 2018.
Donia Alson +7 more
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BMC Public Health, 2020 Background Immunization of women during pregnancy to protect them and their infants against tetanus, pertussis and influenza is recommended by the World health Organization (WHO).
S. Yaya +3 more
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Awareness and Uptake of Tetanus Toxoid Vaccination Among Females of Reproductive Age in Rawalpindi
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2023 Objectives: To determine awareness and uptake of tetanus toxoid vaccination among females of reproductive age in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan,
Shumaila Humayun, Naila Azam
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Decline of Tetanus Antitoxin Level with Age in Taiwan
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2009 Tetanus is caused by Clostridium tetani, and is a vaccine-preventable infectious disease. The purpose of this study was to investigate the degree of protective tetanus immunity among adolescents and adults in Taiwan, which may provide valuable ...
Chi-Jung Wu +9 more
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T helper cell subsets specific for pseudomonas aeruginosa in healthy individuals and patients with cystic fibrosis [PDF]
, 2014 Background: We set out to determine the magnitude of antigen-specific memory T helper cell responses to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in healthy humans and patients with cystic fibrosis.
AJ Vallis +36 more
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, 2020 Neonatal tetanus remains a significant avertable cause of morbidity and mortality in neonates. Adequate vaccination strategies, including at least two doses of tetanus toxoid for reproductive age women, can decrease neonatal mortality. In Ethiopia, a few
Meresa Berwo Mengesha +6 more
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Determinants of neonatal mortality in rural India, 2007-2008. [PDF]
, 2013 Background. Despite the growing share of neonatal mortality in under-5 mortality in the recent decades in India, most studies have focused on infant and child mortality putting neonatal mortality on the back seat.
Kumar, A., Kumar, A., Singh, Aditya
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Integrated Serologic Surveillance of Population Immunity and Disease Transmission. [PDF]
, 2018 Antibodies are unique among biomarkers in their ability to identify persons with protective immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases and to measure past exposure to diverse pathogens. Most infectious disease surveillance maintains a single-disease focus,
Arnold, Benjamin F +3 more
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