Pertussis seroprevalence in different age groups in Greece

In order to target the appropriate age population for booster vaccination, we examined the antibody titres against pertussis toxin (PT) in different age groups in immunized and non-immunized individuals. In the immunized population, the highest anti-PT levels were observed in the 0- to 2-y age group...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2007, Vol.39 (1), p.14-18
Main Authors: Pavlopoulou, Ioanna D., Syriopoulou, Vassiliki, Daikos, George L., Fourlani, Helen, Tzivaras, Andreas, Petychakis, Dimitrios, Theodoridou, Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Ent and stomatologic bacterial diseases
Epidemiology
Female
General aspects
Greece - epidemiology
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Immunization Schedule
Immunoglobulin G - blood
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Pertussis Vaccine
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Vaccination - statistics & numerical data
Whooping Cough - epidemiology
Whooping Cough - immunology
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Summary:In order to target the appropriate age population for booster vaccination, we examined the antibody titres against pertussis toxin (PT) in different age groups in immunized and non-immunized individuals. In the immunized population, the highest anti-PT levels were observed in the 0- to 2-y age group and the lowest in the teenager and young adult groups. In contrast, in the control group, anti-PT levels were minimal in infants and young children, increasing in adolescence and early adulthood, and waning after 30 y of age. Antibody levels >30 U/ml were observed with higher frequency in children
ISSN:0036-5548
1651-1980
DOI:10.1080/00365540600891299