Impaired immunity against tetanus in Type 2 Diabetes
MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR, cilt.11, sa.12, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- 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.