Adult Diphtheria Vaccination

Adult Diphtheria Vaccination

Low adult vaccination coverage in Indonesia may contribute to a recent outbreak of diphtheria in Indonesia. Although well known as a pediatric vaccine, diphtheria vaccination should be administered as booster to adolescence and adults for longer prevention. Adult vaccine differs from pediatric vacci...

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Main Author: Iris Rengganis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Interna Publishing 2018-10-01
Series:Acta Medica Indonesiana
Subjects:
diphtheria
vaccine
pregnant
pediatric
elderly
Online Access:http://actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/792
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spelling doaj-89393fba052f4c928c2f1eb4b30bfba52020-11-25T00:36:14ZengInterna PublishingActa Medica Indonesiana0125-93262338-27322018-10-01503275Adult Diphtheria VaccinationIris Rengganis0Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia - Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, IndonesiaLow adult vaccination coverage in Indonesia may contribute to a recent outbreak of diphtheria in Indonesia. Although well known as a pediatric vaccine, diphtheria vaccination should be administered as booster to adolescence and adults for longer prevention. Adult vaccine differs from pediatric vaccine but have similar protection. Additionally, there is special recommendation to vaccinate pregnant women and elderly people aged 65 years or more.http://actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/792diphtheriavaccinepregnantpediatricelderly
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Adult Diphtheria Vaccination
Acta Medica Indonesiana
diphtheria
vaccine
pregnant
pediatric
elderly
author_facet Iris Rengganis
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title Adult Diphtheria Vaccination
title_short Adult Diphtheria Vaccination
title_full Adult Diphtheria Vaccination
title_fullStr Adult Diphtheria Vaccination
title_full_unstemmed Adult Diphtheria Vaccination
title_sort adult diphtheria vaccination
publisher Interna Publishing
series Acta Medica Indonesiana
issn 0125-9326
2338-2732
publishDate 2018-10-01
description Low adult vaccination coverage in Indonesia may contribute to a recent outbreak of diphtheria in Indonesia. Although well known as a pediatric vaccine, diphtheria vaccination should be administered as booster to adolescence and adults for longer prevention. Adult vaccine differs from pediatric vaccine but have similar protection. Additionally, there is special recommendation to vaccinate pregnant women and elderly people aged 65 years or more.
topic diphtheria
vaccine
pregnant
pediatric
elderly
url http://actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/792
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