Low Prevalence of Mumps IgG Antibodies among the Paediatric Population Attending Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern India- A Pilot Study

Autor:	Aridass Dhanasezhian, Murugesan Amudhan, G Sucila Thangam
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	measles mumps and rubella (mmr) vaccine igg antibodies immunization paediatric seroprevalence Medicine
Zdroj:	Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 17, Iss 6, Pp DL01-DL02 (2023)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2249-782X 0973-709X
DOI:	10.7860/JCDR/2023/64075.18047
Popis:	Dear Editor, Mumps is a Vaccine-Preventable Disease (VPD) that can cause self-limiting parotid glands swelling to complicated meningitis, deafness, and infertility. In India, Mumps vaccine is not included in the universal immunisation program; hence sporadic outbreaks and incidents have occurred around the country. In this pilot study, it was revealed that the prevalence of IgG antibodies against the Mumps virus was significantly (p
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