Tetanus immunity in nursing home residents of Bolu, Turkey

dc.authorid0000-0003-1514-1685
dc.authorid0000-0003-2005-0737
dc.contributor.authorKarabay, Oğuz
dc.contributor.authorÖzkardeş, Fatma
dc.contributor.authorTamer, Ali
dc.contributor.authorKaraarslan, Kazım
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-23T18:54:29Z
dc.date.available2021-06-23T18:54:29Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.departmentBAİBÜ, Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümüen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Tetanus is a serious but vaccine-preventable disease and fatality rate of the disease is high in the neonates and the elderly. The aim of this study was to detect the tetanus antibody prevalence in the over sixty-year age residents of the nursing homes in Bolu. Methods: A voluntary-based study was done in the residents of two nursing homes in Bolu, Turkey. Blood samples were taken from 71 volunteers residing in there nursing homes. Tetanus IgG antibodies were measured by a commercial ELISA kit. Results: Among overall subjects, only 11 (15.7 %) had the protective tetanus antibody titers at the time of the study. Totally, 10 subjects were examined in emergency rooms due to trauma or accidents within the last ten years and, four (40%) of them had protective antibody levels. Of the remaining 61 subjects only 7 (11%) had protective antibody levels (p < 0.05) [Relative Risk = 3.49, 95% Confidence Interval 1.24-9.77]. Conclusions: Tetanus antibody level is below the protective level in the majority of the oversixty-year-age subjects residing in the nursing homes. Each over sixty-year age person in our country should be vaccinated. Until this is accomplished, at least, nursing home residents should be vaccinated during registration. © 2005 Karabay et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1471-2458-5-5
dc.identifier.issn1471-2458
dc.identifier.pmid15647120en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-14544303686en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-5-5
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12491/4457
dc.identifier.volume5en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.institutionauthorKarabay, Oğuz
dc.institutionauthorÖzkardeş, Fatma
dc.institutionauthorTamer, Ali
dc.institutionauthorKaraarslan, Kazım
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltd.en_US
dc.relation.ispartofBMC Public Healthen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subject[No Keywords]en_US
dc.titleTetanus immunity in nursing home residents of Bolu, Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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