Prevalence of protective tetanus antibodies and immunological response following tetanus toxoid vaccination among men seeking medical circumcision services in Uganda

Tetanus infection associated with men who had male circumcision has been reported in East Africa, suggesting a need for tetanus toxoid-containing vaccines (TTCV). To determine the prevalence of tetanus toxoid antibodies following vaccination among men seeking circumcision. We enrolled 620 consenting...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2018-12, Vol.13 (12), p.e0209167-e0209167
Hauptverfasser:	Makumbi, Fredrick, Byabagambi, John, Muwanika, Richard, Kigozi, Godfrey, Gray, Ronald, Galukande, Moses, Bagaya, Bernard, Ssebagala, Darix, Karamagi, Esther, Rahimzai, Mirwais, Kaggwa, Mugagga, Watya, Stephen, Mbonye, Anthony K, Aceng, Jane Ruth, Musinguzi, Joshua, Kiggundu, Valerian, Njeuhmeli, Emmanuel, Nanteza, Barbara
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Adolescent Adult AIDS Antibodies, Bacterial - blood Antibodies, Bacterial - immunology Biology and Life Sciences Child Circumcision Circumcision, Male Health sciences Health services HIV Human immunodeficiency virus Humans IgG antibody Immune response Immunity Immunity, Active Immunoglobulin G Immunoglobulins Immunology Laboratories Male Males Medicine and Health Sciences Men People and Places Public health Questionnaires Seroepidemiologic Studies Surveys and Questionnaires Tetanus Tetanus - prevention & control Tetanus Toxoid - immunology Uganda Vaccination - statistics & numerical data Vaccines Young Adult
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