title: [Immunity to diphtheria of African guest workers and students].
abstract: This study investigated the immuno-protective diphtheria antitoxin titres of 38 guest workers from Mozambique and 44 students from Cameroon 18 to 35 years of age. Two methods were used to analyse the sera: the cell culture method and the indirect haemagglutination test. The results of both methods were comparable. Approximately 69% of the guest workers from Mozambique showed protective diphtheria antitoxin levels (> or = 0.1 IE/ml), 24% had a boosterrequiring basic immunity (> or = 0.01-0.09 IE/ml), whereas 7% showed no protective diphtheria antitoxin levels. This compared with 46, 35 and 19% respectively among the students from Cameroon.
authors: Institut für Allgemeine und Kommunale Hygiene, Universität Leipzig.
authors: J G
authors: JG
authors: Müller
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Palmai
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Wildführ
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002163:Cameroon / Q000208:ethnology; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000208:ethnology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004166:Diphtheria Antitoxin / Q000097:blood*; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009073:Mozambique / Q000208:ethnology
chemical_list: D004166:Diphtheria Antitoxin
vernacular_title: Diphtherieimmunität afrikanischer Gastarbeiter und Studenten.