Open AccessPrevalence of Protective Measles Virus Antibody Levels in Umbilical Cord Blood Samples in Catalonia, Spain
Author(s) -
Pedro Plans,
Josep Costa,
Ángela Domı́nguez,
Núria Torner,
E. Borrás,
Antoni Plasència
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
clinical and vaccine immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.649
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1556-6811
pISSN - 1556-679X
DOI - 10.1128/cvi.00356-09
Subject(s) - umbilical cord , virology , measles , measles virus , antibody , medicine , virus , cord blood , immunology , biology , vaccination
The prevalence of protective antibody levels (>160 mIU/ml) in neonates was 98.5%. The mean measles virus antibody level was 3,406 mIU/ml and increased with maternal age. Measles vaccination was reported by 42% of pregnant women and decreased with age.
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