Evaluation of measles immunity in Turkey: is it still a threat?

KARAAYVAZ, Selda; Oguz, Melahat; Beyazova, Ufuk; Korukluoglu, Gulay; Cosgun, Yasemin; Guzelkucuk, Zeliha; Aksakal, FATMA; Dagli, Figen

doi:10.3906/sag-1809-54

Evaluation of measles immunity in Turkey: is it still a threat?

KARAAYVAZ S., Oguz M. M., Beyazova U., Korukluoglu G., Cosgun Y., Guzelkucuk Z., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.49, sa.1, ss.336-340, 2019 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 49 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2019
Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1809-54
Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.336-340
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background/aim: Measles is one of the important vaccine-preventable diseases with many complications in childhood. This study presents cross-sectional seroepidemiological data, beginning from neonatal cord blood in infants to children under 6 years of age, about waning of measles antibody and tries to suggest the proper time for measles immunization.