Rubella seroprevalence among healthy individuals in Izmir, Turkey
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Tarih
2011
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Yayıncı
Landes Bioscience
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
In order to assess immunity to rubella in Izmir, Turkey, a total of 600 persons of 1-70 y of age were selected with cluster sampling. Of the 597 subjects, 120(20.1%) was susceptible to the rubella according to their serum antibody levels. Of children 1 to 6 y of age, 50.9% was found to be serologically susceptible to rubella. Rubella protection rates showed a age-related increase, reaching maximum in the 15-19 age group, in which 98.1% of these subjects had antibody titer above the full protective level. Of the 126 females in the reproductive age group, only 4(3.1%) were found to be serologically susceptible to rubella. Logistic regression analysis showed that among the several independent variables, only age (p < 0.001) was significantly associated with rubella protective antibody levels. Epidemiological studies should continue as the epidemiological characteristics of the disease may change depending on the uptake of MMR vaccination.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
rubella, vaccination, immunity, children, adults
Kaynak
Human Vaccines
WoS Q Değeri
Q1
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N/A
Cilt
7
Sayı
9
