Persistence of Mumps Antibodies after 2 Doses of Measles‐Mumps‐Rubella Vaccine
Author(s) -
Charles W. LeBaron,
Bagher Forghani,
Carol L. Beck,
Cedric Brown,
Daoling Bi,
Cynthia Cossen,
Bradley J. Sullivan
Publication year - 2008
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 - 10.1086/596207
Subject(s) - measles , rubella , immunogenicity , mumps vaccine , mmr vaccine , medicine , measles mumps rubella vaccine , rubella vaccine , virology , persistence (discontinuity) , immunology , mumps virus , antibody , vaccination , geotechnical engineering , engineering
Since 1990, most US schoolchildren have received a second dose of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR2) at kindergarten entry. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the short- and long-term mumps immunogenicity of MMR2.
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