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Tetanus antibody protection among HIV-infected US-born patients and immigrants

  • Alagappan K
  • McGowan J
  • DeClaro D
  • et al.
International Journal of Emergency Medicine (2008) 1(2) 123-126
DOI: 10.1007/s12245-008-0020-8
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Public health initiatives to immunize children and adults have effectively reduced the number of tetanus cases in the USA. However, in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), immigrants from Mexico had a 67% nonprotective anti-tetanus antibody (ATA) level. Less work has been conducted among other vulnerable populations such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. The objective of this study was to measure ATA levels among the HIV immigrant population compared with US-born HIV-infected patients.

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Alagappan, K., McGowan, J., DeClaro, D., Ng, D., & Silverman, R. A. (2008). Tetanus antibody protection among HIV-infected US-born patients and immigrants. International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1(2), 123–126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12245-008-0020-8

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