Impaired immunity against tetanus in Type 2 Diabetes

Tamer A., Karabay O., Ekerbicer H., Tahtaci M., Selam B., Celebi H.

MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR, cilt.11, sa.12, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Dergi Adı: MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: tetanus, Type 2 Diabetes, Clostridium tetani, HUMORAL IMMUNITY, ADULTS, SEROPREVALENCE, IMMUNIZATION, ANTIBODIES, AGE
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background: The aim of this study was to compare serum levels of tetanus antibody in diabetic patients over 50 years of age with those of age-and sex-matched non-diabetic controls.