Diphtheria toxin IgG levels in military and civilian blood donors in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Serologic data on diseases that are preventable by vaccines are necessary to evaluate the success of immunization programs and to identify susceptible subgroups. In the present study, we determined serum IgG levels against diphtheria toxin of military and civilian blood donors (N = 75; 69.3% males a...

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Main Authors: F.A.B. Speranza, S.K. Ishii, R. Hirata Jr., A.L. Mattos-Guaraldi, L.G. Milagres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2010-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2010000100017