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Antitetanus toxoid antibodies in mothers and neonates: a single-centre study from Uganda

BACKGROUND: Neonatal mortality due to tetanus persists in Uganda despite the mandatory vaccination of pregnant mothers. Maternal antibodies wane within a year. Uganda’s maternal vaccination guidelines do not specify the timing or frequency of tetanus shots, contributing to suboptimal transfer of tet...

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Autores principales: Mugagga, Nicholas, Bagaya, Bernard Ssentalo, Nantongo, Mary, Muwanda, Fahad, Mukunya, David, Musaba, Milton W, Nakimuli, Annette Olivia, Musooko, Moses, Sekikubo, Musa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10401206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37532465
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001334