Placental Transfer of Tetanus Toxoid Antibodies: is there an Impairment in Nigeria?
| Autor: | MCK CHAN, C A HART, F P IGBAGIRI, RS ORUAMABO |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, Vol 21, Iss 4, Pp 94-100 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0302-4660 2814-2985 |
| Popis: | In a joint study undertaken at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Nigeria and at the University of Liverpool and School of Tropical Medicine, UK, antitetanus antibody levels were determined in 20 paired mother-baby with tetanus 199 as well as in 10 paired mother-baby. controls, using the ELISA test. 97 Maternal tetanus antibody concentration and that of their babies with Rong tetanus ranged from 0.420 to 8.115 IU/ml, and from 0.038 to 6.404 IU/ ml, respectively. In the controls, maternal antibody concentration ranged from 4.794 to 9.560 IU/ml while that of the babies ranged from 3.574 IU/ml to 9.841 IU/ml. The mean sequestration index (SI) was lower (P |
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