Assessing Vaccine Coverage and Barriers to Immunization Among Pregnant Individuals in Uruguay: A Brief Report.

This study evaluates vaccine coverage rates and identifies barriers to influenza and pertussis immunization among pregnant individuals in Uruguay. Despite free and accessible vaccination, coverage remains low due to lack of medical recommendations and unawareness. Enhancing healthcare professional training and public awareness is essential to improve immunization rates and safeguard maternal and infant health.

[A five-year experience with zoonotic Salmonella at a pediatric reference centre].

Background: Salmonella can cause asymptomatic infections, diarrhea, bacteremia and focal infections such as meningitis and osteomyelitis.

Aim: To describe clinical and microbiological aspects of infections by Salmonella spp. in children in a pediatric referral hospital: Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rossell, in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Seroprevalence of anti-polio antibodies in a population 7 months to 39 years of age in Uruguay: Implications for future polio vaccination strategies.

This study evaluated the seroprevalence of poliovirus types 1, 2 and 3 antibodies and vaccination coverage in 780 subjects aged between 7 months and 39 years in Montevideo, Uruguay, where oral polio vaccine (OPV) is used. Antibody titers were measured and seroprotection rates and geometric mean titers (GMTs) were compared among four age groups. Vaccination histories were recorded from documents and interviews.