Should We Consider Another Booster Dose of Measles Vaccine?

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Should We Consider Another Booster Dose of Measles Vaccine?

Emami Naeini AR¹ ; Davarpanah MA¹ ; Sherkat R¹ ; Karimi I¹ ; Hashemi J¹

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1. Al-Zahra Hospital, Isfahan, Sofeh St., Iran

Source: Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences Published:2002

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Background: To date, 36 years has passed since the beginning of measles vaccination; the disease is still circulating around the world, threatening lives of human beings especially in developing countries. In recent years, we have confronted measles in previously vaccinated adults from all over the country. Objective: To find out if there is a need for changing our routine measles vaccination schedule. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 241 medical students (127 males and 114 females) were randomly selected. We measured the titer of antibody against measles in their blood using ELISA. Results: Ninety-eight (40.7%) out of 241 had positive, 39 (16.2%) borderline, and 104 (43.1%) negative antibody titers. Conclusion: In this study, only 40.7% of the previously vaccinated students had positive antibody titers, while the rest remained susceptible to contract wild measles virus.

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MLA	Emami Naeini AR, et al.. "Should We Consider Another Booster Dose of Measles Vaccine?." Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, vol. 27, no. 1, 2002, pp. 1-3.
APA	Emami Naeini AR, Davarpanah MA, Sherkat R, Karimi I, Hashemi J (2002). Should We Consider Another Booster Dose of Measles Vaccine?. Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 27(1), 1-3.
Chicago	Emami Naeini AR, Davarpanah MA, Sherkat R, Karimi I, Hashemi J. "Should We Consider Another Booster Dose of Measles Vaccine?." Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences 27, no. 1 (2002): 1-3.
Harvard	Emami Naeini AR et al. (2002) 'Should We Consider Another Booster Dose of Measles Vaccine?', Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 27(1), pp. 1-3.
Vancouver	Emami Naeini AR, Davarpanah MA, Sherkat R, Karimi I, Hashemi J. Should We Consider Another Booster Dose of Measles Vaccine?. Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2002;27(1):1-3.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Emami Naeini AR and Davarpanah MA and Sherkat R and Karimi I and Hashemi J}, title = {Should We Consider Another Booster Dose of Measles Vaccine?}, journal = {Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences}, volume = {27}, number = {1}, pages = {1-3}, year = {2002} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Emami Naeini AR AU - Davarpanah MA AU - Sherkat R AU - Karimi I AU - Hashemi J TI - Should We Consider Another Booster Dose of Measles Vaccine? JO - Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences VL - 27 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 3 PY - 2002 ER -

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