Diphtheria Antitoxin Levels in the Netherlands: a Population-Based Study

In a population-based study in the Netherlands, diphtheria antitoxin antibodies were measured with a toxin-binding inhibition assay in 9,134 sera from the general population and religious communities refusing vaccination. The Dutch immunization program appears to induce long-term protection against...

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Main Authors: Hester E. de Melker, G.A.M. Berbers, N.J.D. Nagelkerke, M.A.E. Conyn-van Spaendonck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1999-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/5/99-0511_article