Serologic Immunity to Diphtheria and Tetanus in the United States

  1. Geraldine M. McQuillan, PhD;
  2. Deanna Kruszon-Moran, MS;
  3. Adamadia Deforest, PhD;
  4. Susan Y. Chu, PhD, MSPH; and
  5. Melinda Wharton, MD, MPH
  1. From the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland; St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and the National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
    1. Figure 1.
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      Figure 1. Age-specific prevalence of immunity to tetanus and diphtheria by sex, Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988–1994.
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      Figure 2. Age- and race/ethnicity-specific prevalence of immunity to diphtheria, Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988–1994.
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      Figure 3. Age- and race/ethnicity-specific prevalence of immunity to tetanus, Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988–1994.

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