Antipoliomyelitis immunity status in a cohort of young men drafted into military service, residing in the suburban Milan area.
The aim of this study was to verify the antipolio immune status of a cohort of eighteen year-olds residing in the suburban Milan area for whom vaccination histories were available. Seropositivity (titres of neutralizing antibodies > or = 1:8) for the three virus serotypes was detected in 89.2% of the 530 subjects tested, whereas simultaneous seronegativity for all three polioviruses was found for only 0.6% of the subjects.
Pianetti
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Institute of Toxicologic, Hygienic and Environmental Science, University of Urbino, Italy.
Salvaggio
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Biffi
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MR
Baffone
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Bruscolini
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de Donato
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Albano
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D000293:Adolescent; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D011054:Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D011054:Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated