Comparative seroprevalence of measles virus immunoglobulin M antibodies in children aged 0–8 months and a control population aged 9–23 months presenting with measles-like symptoms in selected hospitals in Kaduna State

BACKGROUND: Measles remains the leading cause of vaccine-preventable childhood mortality in developing countries, with its greatest incidence in children younger than 2 years of age. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of measles virus in children (aged 0–8 months) and older ch...

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Autores principales: Olaitan, AE, Ella, EE, Ameh, JB
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4362903/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25792852
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S79423

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4362903/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25792852
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S79423

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