immunity to diphtheria and tetanus among blood donors in arak, central province of iran.
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background and objectives: tetanus and diphtheria are vaccine-preventable, infectious diseases with significant morbidity and mortality. immunization by the diphtheria and tetanus toxoid (dt) has been applied in iran for almost 50 years. however, there are very few data about the rate of immunity to these diseases in the adult population. the humoral immunity to tetanus and diphtheria among blood donors in arak city, central provice of iran were investigated. patients and methods: a total of 530 consecutive blood donor samples were collected from blood transfusion organization, central province of iran. all samples were tested for diphteria and tetanus igg antibodies using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa). results: from 530 cases, 91.9% were male and 8.1% were female. 99.6% of cases had protective levels of diphtheria antibody. protective levels of tetanus antibody were found in 96% of subjects. there was not any significant difference between diphtheria and tetanus antibodies levels and age and sex. conclusion: the obtained data showed that high proportion of the adult population in arak have sufficient protection against diphtheria and tetanus. the high protective level of immunity to diphtheria and tetanus in iran can be due to widespread use of booster vaccines in iranian high schools and during the military services or for pregnant women in their 3rd trimester.
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Immunity to diphtheria and tetanus among blood donors in Arak, central province of Iran
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iranian journal of microbiologyجلد ۶، شماره ۳، صفحات ۱۹۰-۱۹۳
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