Research and Reviews : A Journal of Immunology
Volume 3, Issue 1 (2013)
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A Comparative Study of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices about Hepatitis B and its Vaccination of Mothers in Urban Slums and Business Communities of Delhi
Abstract: To assess and compare knowledge, attitude and practices of mothers of eligible children regarding Hepatitis B and its prevention in urban slums and business communities of Delhi, a population based, comparative cross-sectional survey was carried out in the urban slums located adjacent to Maulana Azad Medical College and business locality Tilak Nagar located in West Delhi district of Delhi. The study was conducted among 128 mothers in business community and …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Immunology · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2013 · pp. 1–7 Read article
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Influenza Vaccination for Health Care Workers: Policy Options
Abstract: Health organizations consider immunization as an effective way to deal with seasonal influenza. As influenza is one of the common nosocomial infections, vaccination of health care workers has been considered as an effective way to reduce the spread of disease. This paper is an analytical approach to understand the possible ways to improve the vaccination rates of health care workers in a province of Canada. This analysis can be helpful …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Immunology · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2013 · pp. 16–21 Read article
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Isolation and Characterization of “Heavy Chain Antibody” Variable Domain Gene of Indian Desert Camel (Camelus dromedarius, L.)
Abstract: Camelids have “heavy chain antibodies” (HCAbs) of IgG isotype (IgG2 and IgG3 subtypes) and lack light chains and heavy chain constant domain 1 (CH1) in their structure. The molecular biological features of VHH (i.e., antigen binding variable domain of HCAbs) gene isolated from Indian desert camel were examined as a prelude to construct VHHs-phage display library. VHH cDNA was synthesized by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) from B lymphocyte mRNA, …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Immunology · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2013 · pp. 22–31 Read article
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Compliance of Animal Bite Patients Managed by Intradermal Route of Antirabies Vaccination
Abstract: Rabies is one of the oldest recognized diseases affecting humans and one of the most important zoonotic diseases in India. Intradermal ARV has been started in the tertiary hospital where this study was done from December 2010. To know the compliance of animal bite patients managed by intra-dermal route of ARV and the reasons for delay or missing the scheduled dosage of ARV, a prospective study was conducted enrolling 250 …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Immunology · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2013 · pp. 8–15 Read article