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2. Is Diphtheria Booster Vaccination Still Necessary in Turkey?

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Sule Eren CAKAR, Nurgul CERAN, Gül KARAGÖZ, Yasemin TULGAR, Zeynel Abidin DEMİR, and Ayten KADANALI

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae, epidemiology, community health, vaccinology, public health, Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
Abstract

Introduction: Diphtheria is a serious disease that can be prevented by vaccination. The aim of the study was to determine immunity against diphtheria and the necessity of booster doses in the adult population.Materials and Methods: Serum antibody levels and immunity against diphtheria were determined in 568 healthy participants and results were assessed using chi-square test. Diphtheria antibody level was measured by micro-ELISA technique using NovaTec Corynebacterium diphtheriae toxin IgG ELISA kits (Dietzenbach, Germany). Antitoxin level

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2018
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