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Research from Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences in immunization provides new insights
July 9th, 2008
New research, 'Seroimmunity to diphtheria and tetanus among mother-infant pairs; the role of maternal immunity on infant immune response to diphtheria-tetanus vaccination,' is the subject of a report. According to a study from Iran, "This study was designed to determine the levels of immunity against diphtheria and tetanus in 110 mothers with/without diphtheria-tetanus toxoid (dT) vaccination during pregnancy and their two-month-old infants before diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) immunisation, and also to assess the influence of pre-vaccination passive immunity on the infants' immune response to three doses of DTP vaccination. Sera from 110 mother-infant pairs before DTP vaccination and...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-07-09)
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