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Seroprevalence of Bordetella pertussis specific Immunoglobulin G antibody levels among asymptomatic individuals aged 4 to 24 years: a descriptive cross sectional study from Sri Lanka

BACKGROUND: In Sri Lanka pertussis continues to circulate in the community and cases among adolescents and adults have been reported despite 95% coverage of the four dose pertussis vaccination during early childhood. Waning of immunity following natural infection or immunization may contribute to th...

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Autores principales: Sigera, Shamithra, Perera, Jennifer, Rasarathinam, Jeyanthakumar, Samaranayake, Dulani, Ediriweera, Dileepa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5133742/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27905894
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-2068-z