ABSTRACT A standard method for diagnosing measles is to detect measles-specific
immunoglobulin M (IgM) in the serum of infected persons. Interpreting a positive IgM result …

Abstract Schluederberg, A.(Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn. 06510),
SH Lamm, PJ Landrigan, and FL Black. Measles immunity in children vaccinated before one …

This is a survey of the epidemiology of measles in the face of new patterns of immunity
produced by measles vaccination. Live vaccine is highly effective, except perhaps in …

Background. Few data exist on the persistence of measles antibodies after vaccination of
West African infants. Therefore we examined measles antibody titers 5 to 7 years after …

Revaccination with live attenuated measles vaccine was evaluated in a large group of
children to determine (1) if protective antibody to measles infection could be augmented and …

Studies on immunity to measles have been in progress since 1960. Primary infection with
measles virus was followed by evidence of detectable antibody by the twelfth day; peak …

Objectives. The goals of this study were to evaluate the proportion of previously vaccinated
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1-infected children with detectable …

Context.—Measles causes serious morbidity in infants, with the highest risk among those
who are 6 to 12 months of age. In the United States, measles vaccine has been given at age …

RECENTLY MODIFIED RECOMMENDATIONS 1'~ for the use of live attenuated measles
vaccines call for routine immunization of children at 15 months of age or older. During …

Before the introduction of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine a survey was carried out to
measure antibody prevalence to the three viruses by age. A total of 8716 samples of serum …