Open AccessImmune status against diphtheria in healthy adults
Author(s) -
Jesheera M Kutty,
Bijayraj RajanBabu,
Sohanlal Thiruvoth
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_589_19
Subject(s) - medicine , diphtheria , vaccination , immunization , booster (rocketry) , booster dose , population , immunology , immunity , antibody , herd immunity , pediatrics , immune system , environmental health , physics , astronomy
Outbreaks of diphtheria continue to occur in Kerala with an age shift to older population. Antibody seroprevalence studies are essential to understand the immune status of the community and to develop an effective immunization strategy.