Waning maternal measles antibodies in infants
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Early waning of maternal measles antibodies in era of measles elimination: longitudinal study.
OBJECTIVE To investigate the duration of the presence of maternal antibodies to measles in infants. DESIGN Prospective study (May 2006 to November 2008). SETTING Five hospitals in the Province of Antwerp, Belgium. PARTICIPANTS Of 221 pregnant women recruited, 207 healthy woman-infant pairs were included-divided into a vaccinated group (n=87) and naturally immune group (n=120), according t...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.02.499