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Estimated prevalence of immunity to poliomyelitis in the city of São Paulo, Brazil: a population-based survey
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Autores: Kiffer,Carlos Roberto Veiga; Conceição,Orlando Jorge; Santos,Edgar Bortholi; Sabino,Ester; Focaccia,Roberto.
OBJECTIVES: Estimate the prevalence of immunity to poliomyelitis (anti-polio antibodies) in the city of São Paulo/Brazil through a population-based survey. METHODS: A quantitative and inductive method was used to draw a representative sample of the population. Randomization and stratification (based on sex, age and residence region) was done, and 1,059 individuals were studied on a home-visit basis (structured questionnaires and blood samples). A microneutralization test was performed to detect anti-polio antibodies against serotypes 1, 2 and 3. RESULTS: The estimated prevalence of immunity to poliomyelitis was high, with 94.6% prevalence of anti-polio 1 antibodies, 98.8% anti-polio 2 and 91.9% anti-polio 3. Despite this high prevalence, there were...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Immunity prevalence; Poliomyelitis; Poliviruses; Seroepidemiologic studies; Antibodies; Viral blood.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702002000500004