Cross-sectional seroprevalence study of antibody to Bordetella pertussis toxin in western Saudi Arabia: is there a need for a vaccine booster dose for adolescents and young adults?

Fayssal Farahat,Abdulfattah Al-Amri,Mohammad Abouremsh,Asim Alsaedi,Abdulhakeem Althaqafi,Majid Alshamrani

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042711

Cross-sectional seroprevalence study of antibody to Bordetella pertussis toxin in western Saudi Arabia: is there a need for a vaccine booster dose for adolescents and young adults?

Fayssal Farahat, Abdulfattah Al-Amri + Show 4 more

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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042711

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Journal: BMJ Open	Publication Date: Apr 1, 2021
Citations: 2	License type: open-access

Affiliation: King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, National Guard Health Affairs, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Menoufia University

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ObjectivesThe present study was conducted to estimate the seroprevalence of antibody to pertussis toxin among adult populations in western Saudi Arabia.DesignA cross-sectional study.SettingKing Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, western Saudi Arabia....

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