Tetanus immunity as a surrogate for past diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis immunization in migrant children

Garcia De La Fuente, Isabel; Wagner, Noémie; Siegrist, Claire-Anne; Posfay Barbe, Klara

doi:10.1097/INF.0b013e3182748f0b

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Tetanus immunity as a surrogate for past diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis immunization in migrant children

ContributorsGarcia De La Fuente, Isabel; Wagner, Noémie; Siegrist, Claire-Anne; Posfay Barbe, Klara

Published inThe Pediatric infectious disease journal, vol. 32, no. 3, p. 274-277

Publication date2013

Abstract

Data on vaccination coverage in recently arrived refugee children are essential to formulate catch-up recommendations. "Overimmunizing" is costly and associated with risks of hyperimmunization, whereas assuming up-to-date immunizations may be misleading.

Keywords

Adolescent
Antibodies, Bacterial/blood
Antitoxins/blood
Biological Markers/blood
Child
Child, Preschool
Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine/administration & dosage/immunology
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Retrospective Studies
Tetanus Toxoid/administration & dosage/immunology
Transients and Migrants

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GARCIA DE LA FUENTE, Isabel et al. Tetanus immunity as a surrogate for past diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis immunization in migrant children. In: The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2013, vol. 32, n° 3, p. 274–277. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182748f0b

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PID : unige:35496
DOI : 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182748f0b
PMID : 23001028

Journal ISSN0891-3668

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Tetanus immunity as a surrogate for past diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis immunization in migrant children

Data on vaccination coverage in recently arrived refugee children are essential to formulate catch-up recommendations. "Overimmunizing" is costly and associated with risks of hyperimmunization, whereas assuming up-to-date immunizations may be misleading.

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