Vaccine-preventable disease susceptibility in a young adult Micronesian population.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1994 Sep; 25(3): 569-74
Artículo
en Inglés
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-33296
ABSTRACT
Current US military recruit vaccination policy presumes that recruits have had a complete childhood immunization series. This assumption may not be appropriate for recruits from Micronesia, who may have had limited access to modern health care, including immunization programs. During 1988 and 1990, a cross-sectional serosurvey was conducted among 66 US military recruits, 56 from the Federated States of Micronesia and 10 from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, collectively referred to as Micronesia. Antibody seronegativity levels for 12 vaccine-preventable (or potentially so) diseases were measles (52%), mumps (14%), rubella (21%), varicella (38%), diphtheria (39%) tetanus (0%), polio type 1 (4%), polio type 2 (0%), polio type 3 (14%), hepatitis A (9%), hepatitis B (17%), and hepatitis C (98%). Compared with Army recruits in general, Micronesian recruits were significantly more likely to be seronegative for measles and varicella and seropositive for hepatitis types A and B. Personal histories of disease were felt to be inadequate in predicting antibody status.
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IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental)
Asunto principal:
Estados Unidos
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Estudios Seroepidemiológicos
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Control de Enfermedades Transmisibles
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Estudios Transversales
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Factores de Edad
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Vacunación
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Programas de Inmunización
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
País/Región como asunto:
America del Norte
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Año:
1994
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Artículo
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