Objective To investigate the duration of the presence of maternal antibodies to measles in
infants. Design Prospective study (May 2006 to November 2008). Setting Five hospitals in …

Maternal, cord and infant measles antibody levels were measured and compared in a group
of 411 vaccinated mothers and 240 unvaccinated mothers, and their babies, between 1983 …

The effectiveness of vaccination against measles, the leading cause of vaccine-preventable
deaths in infants globally, is greatly impacted by the level of maternal antibody to measles …

Background. Maternally derived passive measles antibody may interfere with vaccine-
induced immunity in infants less than 12 months of age. However, early loss of passive …

Objective To examine the protective efficacy of measles vaccination in infants in a low
income country before 9 months of age. Design Randomised clinical trial. Participants 1333 …

This paper reviews literature on passively transferred maternal antibodies against measles
in infants. The amount and decay of these antibodies can be a result of changing patterns in …

Hypothesis. The low titer of measles antibody in infants of mothers with vaccine-induced
immunity may allow immunization against measles before 15 months of age. Methods. Six …

Measles Vaccination in the Presence or Absence of Maternal Measles Antibody: Impact on
Child Survival | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic Skip to Main Content …

Measles hemagglutinin-inhibiting and neutralizing antibody titers are lower in women young
enough to have been immunized by vaccination than in older women. In the children of both …

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 …