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Tetanus
Studies from Mayo Clinic describe new findings in tetanus
May 7th, 2008
In this recent report, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To evaluate the accuracy of patients' recall of their last Tetanus/Diphtheria (Td) booster in the setting of employee health clinics known for high immunization rates and good documentation of vaccine status. Five hundred and seventy-two patients of an employee health clinic answered a written questionnaire about whether they have had a Td booster in the last 10 years." "Answers were compared with patients' charts as the gold standard. The sensitivity of the question is 92.4% (95% CI 89.0-95.0) and specificity is 26.5% (95% Cl 12.9-44.4). Positive predictive value is 92.6% (95% CI 89.3-95.2) and...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-05-07)
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