Immunogenicity of a Haemophilus influenzae type b-tetanus conjugate vaccine when administered separately or in combined vaccines for primary immunization in two consecutive national schedules in Turkey

Yuksel, Nurullah; Beyazova, Ufuk; Balci, Isil; BARAN AKSAKAL, FATMA; DUYAN ÇAMURDAN, AYSU; ŞAHİN, FİGEN; Rota, Seyyal

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2012.01.005

Immunogenicity of a Haemophilus influenzae type b-tetanus conjugate vaccine when administered separately or in combined vaccines for primary immunization in two consecutive national schedules in Turkey

Yuksel N., Beyazova U., Balci I. F., BARAN AKSAKAL F. N., DUYAN ÇAMURDAN A., ŞAHİN F., ...Daha Fazla

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, cilt.16, sa.5, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 5
Basım Tarihi: 2012
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.01.005
Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: In Turkey, the Haemophilus influenzae type b-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine (Hib) was replaced by the combined diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis and inactivated polio vaccine (DTaP-IPV/Hib) in 2008. This shift to the new schedule created different cohorts of vaccinated children as a consequence of the different schedules used. We evaluated the immunogenicity of the Hib vaccine in infants vaccinated with these different schedules.