Neonatal Measles Immunity in Rural Kenya: The Influence of HIV and Placental Malaria Infections on Placental Transfer of Antibodies and Levels of Antibody in Maternal and Cord Serum Samples | Zendy

Susana Scott | Zendy; Phillippa Cumberland | Zendy; Caroline Shulman | Zendy; Simon Cousens | Zendy; Bernard Cohen | Zendy; David Brown | Zendy; Judith N. Bulmer | Zendy; Edgar K. Dorman | Zendy; Ken Kawuondo | Zendy; Kevin Marsh | Zendy; Felicity Cutts | Zendy

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Neonatal Measles Immunity in Rural Kenya: The Influence of HIV and Placental Malaria Infections on Placental Transfer of Antibodies and Levels of Antibody in Maternal and Cord Serum Samples

Author(s) -

Susana Scott,

Phillippa Cumberland,

Caroline Shulman,

Simon Cousens,

Bernard Cohen,

David Brown,

Judith N. Bulmer,

Edgar K. Dorman,

Ken Kawuondo,

Kevin Marsh,

Felicity Cutts

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/429963

Subject(s) - measles , medicine , immunology , pregnancy , measles vaccine , antibody , measles virus , malaria , vaccination , biology , genetics

Young infants are protected from measles infection by maternal measles antibodies. The level of these antibodies at birth depends on the level of antibodies in the mother and the extent of placental transfer. We investigated predictors of levels of measles antibodies in newborns in rural Kenya.

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