| age-specific mumps seroprevalence of an unvaccinated population of adolescents in ankara, turkey. | this study aimed to detect the age-specific mumps seroprevalence of an unvaccinated population of adolescents in ankara, turkey and to compare the prevaccination epidemiology of mumps with those of some other countries. four hundred and forty adolescents (227 females, 213 males) aged 9 - 16 years who were admitted to the adolescent unit were included in this study. for each participant, a questionnaire was completed and mumps-specific igg antibodies were screened quantitatively by enzyme-linked ... | 2003 | 14695433 |
| genotyping of mumps virus circulating in turkey in the 2006-2007 winter season. | in the winter of 2006-2007, several parotitis cases were reported in different provinces of turkey. serological and virological studies were undertaken to investigate these cases with the aim of determining the genotype of the mumps virus (muv) circulating in turkey. samples from 23 cases-ankara (n:5), kirklareli (n:4), mugla (n:10), isparta (n:3), trabzon (n:1)-with a diagnosis of clinical parotitis were investigated. serum samples were tested against mumps igm and igg, nested pcr amplification ... | 2009 | 19830379 |