Increased Susceptibility to Measles in Infants in the United States

Women born in the United States after measles vaccine licensure in 1963 transfer less measles antibody to their infants than do older women. This may result in increased susceptibility to measles among infants. To determine the effect of maternal year of birth on the risk for measles in infants. We...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1999-11, Vol.104 (5), p.e59-e59
Main Authors: Papania, Mark, Baughman, Andrew L, Lee, Susan, Cheek, James E, Atkinson, William, Redd, Stephen C, Spitalny, Kenneth, Finelli, Lyn, Markowitz, Lauri
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Distribution
Age Factors
Analysis of Variance
Cohort Studies
Disease Outbreaks - statistics & numerical data
Disease Susceptibility
Female
Humans
Immunity, Maternally-Acquired
Infant
Logistic Models
Measles - epidemiology
Measles - immunology
Measles Vaccine - administration & dosage
New Jersey - epidemiology
Pediatrics
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Texas - epidemiology
United States - epidemiology
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Summary:Women born in the United States after measles vaccine licensure in 1963 transfer less measles antibody to their infants than do older women. This may result in increased susceptibility to measles among infants. To determine the effect of maternal year of birth on the risk for measles in infants. We enrolled 128 unvaccinated infants
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.104.5.e59