Loss of maternally acquired measles antibodies in well-nourished infants and response to measles vaccination, Peru.
prospective_cohort · Level II
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 2343967.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 1404740.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
Clinical, anthropometric, and serological evaluations were conducted at birth and at 3, 6, 9, and 10 months (post measles vaccination) in 34 well-nourished Peruvian infants. Seroconversion rate after measles vaccination was 94 percent. The rate of antibody loss was a direct function of birth titer; at age 9 months, all children had identical mean titers regardless of their titer at birth. Differences in maternally acquired measles antibodies at birth were important only during the first six months of life.
Medical subject headings
- Antibodies, Viral
- Immunity, Maternally-Acquired
- Measles
- Measles Vaccine
- Vaccination