Reduced measles immunity in infants in a well-vaccinated population

HF PABST, DW SPADY, RG MARUSYK… - The Pediatric …, 1992 - journals.lww.com
The recommended age for measles vaccination is based in part on information gathered
when most mothers had natural measles. Nowadays many mothers have received measles …

Measles vaccination of infants in a well-vaccinated population

MM Carson, DW Spady, P Albrecht… - The Pediatric …, 1995 - journals.lww.com
During outbreaks of measles, measles vaccine is recommended for infants considered to be
at risk who are 6 months of age and older. In a prospective trial the serologic response to …

Decay of maternally derived measles antibody in a highly vaccinated population in southern Israel

R Dagan, PE Slater, P Duvdevani… - The Pediatric …, 1995 - journals.lww.com
The introduction of live attenuated measles vaccine in Israel during 1967 dramatically
decreased the incidence of measles. However, cases still occur in periodic outbreaks and …

Passive immunity against measles during the first 8 months of life of infants born to vaccinated mothers or to mothers who sustained measles

G De Serres, JR Joly, M Fauvel, F Meyer, B Mâsse… - Vaccine, 1997 - Elsevier
Neutralizing antibody titers of 47 infants whose mothers sustained measles (measles group)
and 70 whose mothers were vaccinated (vaccine group) were compared at birth, 4 and 8 …

Persistence of maternal antibody in infants beyond 12 months: mechanism of measles vaccine failure

P Albrecht, FA Ennis, EJ Saltzman, S Krugman - The Journal of pediatrics, 1977 - Elsevier
A serologic study was made in 34 children immunized against measles at the age of 12
months. Using a sensitive virus neutralization test, it was found that many of the children had …

Measles antibody in previously immunized children: The need for revaccination

CC Linnemann, MS Dine, JE Bloom… - American journal of …, 1972 - jamanetwork.com
Measles antibody was measured in three groups of children:(1) those who had received live
measles virus vaccine at less than 1 year of age,(2) previously immunized siblings of …

Measles vaccine failures: lack of sustained measles-specific immunoglobulin G responses in revaccinated adolescents and young adults

ML Cohn, ED Robinson, M Faerber… - The Pediatric …, 1994 - journals.lww.com
The measles-specific antibody responses of seronegative adolescents and young adults
were evaluated after revaccination. Of 1650 previously vaccinated healthy volunteers …

Effectiveness of vaccination at 6 to 11 months of age during an outbreak of measles

G De Serres, N Boulianne, S Ratnam, A Corriveau - Pediatrics, 1996 - publications.aap.org
Hypothesis. Monovalent measles vaccine can be administered to children 6 to 11 months of
age during an outbreak. Efficacy and effectiveness of this control measure still have to be …

Measles antibody: comparison of long-term vaccination titres, early vaccination titres and naturally acquired immunity to and booster effects on the measles virus

B Christenson, M Böttiger - Vaccine, 1994 - Elsevier
A two-dose vaccination programme, using a combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine
(MMR) and administration at the ages of 18 months and 12 years, was introduced into …

Immune response to measles vaccine in 6-month-old infants of measles seronegative mothers

ML Kumar, CE Johnson, LW Chui, JK Whitwell… - Vaccine, 1998 - Elsevier
Determinants of measles vaccine-induced immune response in infancy include maternal
immune status and the infant's age at immunization. In a previously published study, 74% of …