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Retrospective evaluation of 155 adult equids and 21 foals with tetanus from Western, Northern, and Central Europe (2000-2014), part 2 : prognostic assessment Universiteit Gent
Objective - To identify prognostic variables for adult equids and foals with tetanus. Design - Multicenter retrospective study (2000-2014). Setting - Twenty Western, Northern, and Central European university teaching hospitals and private referral centers. Animals - One hundred fifty-five adult equids and 21 foals with tetanus. Interventions - None. Measurements and Main Results - Variables from history and clinical examination were ...
Pre-post effects of a tetanus care protocol implementation in a sub-Saharan African intensive care unit Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
BACKGROUND: Tetanus is a vaccine-preventable, neglected disease that is life threatening if acquired and occurs most frequently in regions where vaccination coverage is incomplete. Challenges in vaccination coverage contribute to the occurrence of non-neonatal tetanus in sub-Saharan countries, with high case fatality rates. The current WHO recommendations for the management of tetanus include close patient monitoring, administration of immune ...
Are we hitting immunity targets? The 2006 age-specific seroprevalence of measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria and tetanus in Belgium Universiteit Hasselt KU Leuven Universiteit Antwerpen
Susceptibility to vaccine-preventable diseases in Belgium in 2006 was estimated from a serum survey. Immunoglobulins against measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and diphtheria at all available ages (1-65 years), and against tetanus in > 40-year-olds, were measured by ELISA. Age-standardized overall seronegativity for MMR was low (3.9%, 8.0%, 10.4%, respectively). However, the World Health Organization's targets for measles elimination were not met ...
An oral treatment schedule for neonatal tetanus in a rural district hospital Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Retrospective evaluation of 155 adult equids and 21 foals with tetanus in Western, Northern, and Central Europe (2000-2014), part 1 : description of history and clinical evolution Universiteit Gent
Objective - To describe clinical data of hospitalized adult equids and foals with tetanus. Design - Multicenter retrospective study (2000-2014). Setting - Twenty Western, Northern, and Central European university teaching hospitals and private referral centers. Animals - One hundred fifty-five adult equids (>6 months) and 21 foals (<6 months) with tetanus. Interventions - None. Measurements and Main Results - Information on geographic, ...
Development and validation of a microfluidic multiplex immunoassay for the determination of levels and avidity of serum antibodies to tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis antigens KU Leuven
A multiplex assay for the quantitation of immunoglobulin G (IgG) serum antibodies directed against Clostridium tetani toxin (TT), Corynebacterium diphtheriae toxoid (DTxd), and the Bordetella pertussis antigens pertussis toxin (PT), filamentous hemagglutinin (FHA) and pertactin (Prn) was developed on an Evalution® platform to enhance the evaluation of the specific antibody response towards protein antigens in suspected humoral ...
Seroprevalence of Antibodies against Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis in Adult At-Risk Patients KU Leuven
Patients with chronic diseases are at increased risk of complications following infection. It remains, however, unknown to what extend they are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases. We assessed seroprevalence of antibodies against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis to evaluate whether current vaccination programs in Belgium are adequate. Antibody titers were assessed with a bead-based multiplex assay in serum of 1052 adults with chronic ...
Tetanus in equids: a survey over the period 2001–2013 Universiteit Gent
Introduction : Tetanus in horses is a disease that should no longer occur due to the availability of effective vaccines. However, cases still are admitted at the faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Ghent University on a yearly basis. The aim of this retrospective study was to obtain information on the number of cases, epidemiology and evolution in the period 2001 till 2013. Material and Methods : Data on number of cases, breed, age, gender, ...
Levels of antibodies specific to diphtheria toxoid, tetanus toxoid, and Haemophilus influenzae type b in healthy children born to Tdap-vaccinated mothers Universiteit Antwerpen
Introduction: Vaccination of pregnant women protects both women and their newborns against some infectious diseases. Thailand implemented tetanus toxoid (TT) vaccination of pregnant women in 1977, which was replaced by tetanus-diphtheria toxoid (dT) vaccination in 2005. The tetanus-diphtheria-acel lular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine has been recommended for pregnant women at 27-36 weeks of gestation since 2012 in several countries. Data on antibody ...