Maternal Measles Antibodies and Their Influence on All-cause Mortality Following Measles Vaccination: An Alternative to Measure Very Low Maternal Antibody Levels.

Smits, Gaby; Stabell Benn, Christine; Whittle, Hilton; van Binnendijk, Rob; Aaby, Peter; van der Klis, Fiona · Clin Infect Dis · 2019

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

It was previously shown by hemagglutination inhibition that measles vaccination in the presence of maternal measles antibodies was associated with reduced all-cause mortality. We confirmed this serological association using a multiplexed immunoassay as a sensitive alternative and estimated a threshold concentration (28.7 mIU/mL) that correlates with lower all-cause mortality (P = .02).

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