Cross-sectional seroprevalence study of antibody to Bordetella pertussis toxin in western Saudi Arabia: is there a need for a vaccine booster dose for adolescents and young adults?

OBJECTIVES: The present study was conducted to estimate the seroprevalence of antibody to pertussis toxin among adult populations in western Saudi Arabia. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study. SETTING: King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, western Saudi Arabia. A tertiary care teaching hospital. PARTICIPA...

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Autores principales: Farahat, Fayssal, Althaqafi, Abdulhakeem, Al-Amri, Abdulfattah, Alsaedi, Asim, Abouremsh, Mohammad, Alshamrani, Majid
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Epidemiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8039228/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042711

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