title: [Prevalence of antitetanus antibodies in pregnant women from Catalonia].
abstract: A seroepidemiological survey was carried out to evaluate the immune status against tetanus in a representative sample of pregnant women in Catalonia. Only 21.2% of females from the evaluated sample had immunity against tetanus. The observed rate of protection in women below 25 years of age (40.6%) was significantly higher than in those aged 25-45 years (17.8%). The results of the study show that the risk of neonatal tetanus is still present in Catalonia, and that it is necessary to enhance tetanus vaccination, particularly among the adult population.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vidal
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Canela
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: de la Puente
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Jiménez de Anta
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pumarola
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Coll
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Salleras
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D003017:Clostridium tetani / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000097:blood*; D015995:Prevalence; D013030:Spain
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial
vernacular_title: Prevalencia de anticuerpos antitetánicos en las mujeres embarazadas de Cataluña.