Title
Neonatal tetanus in Peru: Risk assessment with modified enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and toxoid skin test
Date Issued
01 January 1993
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Vernacchio L.
Madico G.
Diaz F.
Collins T.S.
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
Abstract
We used a modified enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to investigate tetanus immunity in 232 pregnant Peruvian women. One hundred forty-two (61.2%) had protective antitoxin titers (≥0.01 IU/mL). Protective titers correlated positively with the number of toxoid doses reported during the current pregnancy. A majority of women reporting no toxoid doses during the current pregnancy had at least one prenatal health care visit. We evaluated a toxoid skin test in 44 of the subjects, but it correlated poorly with the ELISA. The modified ELISA is a useful in vitro method for studying tetanus immunity in the developing world.
Start page
1754
End page
1756
Volume
83
Issue
12
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Neurología clínica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-0027132108
PubMed ID
Source
American Journal of Public Health
ISSN of the container
00900036
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