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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-4-13
pubmed:abstractText
A case-control study in Ukraine provided the first data on the field effectiveness of Russian-produced vaccine during the 1990 diphtheria resurgence in the former Soviet Union. For each of 262 diphtheria cases <15 years of age who were reported from January through October 1992, 2 controls, matched by age and clinic, were selected. The effectiveness of three doses of diphtheria vaccine was 98.2% (95% confidence interval: 90.3-99.9). Among controls, 84% had received three or more vaccinations by 2 years of age. These results suggest that the following five hypothesized causes of the outbreak appeared unlikely: appearance of a new "mutant" diphtheria strain, low potency of the Russian-produced diphtheria vaccine, inadequate cold chain, poor host immunogenicity due to radiation exposure from Chernobyl, and low routine childhood vaccination coverage. It is concluded that initial priority for scarce resources for controlling this outbreak should be placed on vaccination of persons susceptible to diphtheria (e.g., adults) rather than revaccination of children.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0022-1899
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
181 Suppl 1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S178-83
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10657210-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:10657210-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10657210-Child, pubmed-meshheading:10657210-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:10657210-Diphtheria, pubmed-meshheading:10657210-Diphtheria Toxoid, pubmed-meshheading:10657210-Diphtheria-Tetanus Vaccine, pubmed-meshheading:10657210-Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine, pubmed-meshheading:10657210-Disease Notification, pubmed-meshheading:10657210-Disease Outbreaks, pubmed-meshheading:10657210-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10657210-Immunization Schedule, pubmed-meshheading:10657210-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:10657210-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:10657210-Tetanus Toxoid, pubmed-meshheading:10657210-Treatment Outcome, pubmed-meshheading:10657210-Ukraine, pubmed-meshheading:10657210-Vaccination, pubmed-meshheading:10657210-Vaccines, Combined
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Ukraine, 1992: first assessment of diphtheria vaccine effectiveness during the recent resurgence of diphtheria in the Former Soviet Union.
pubmed:affiliation
National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. rtc1@cdc.gov
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article