Neonatal Measles Immunity in Rural Kenya: The Influence of HIV and Placental Malaria Infections on Placental Transfer of Antibodies and Levels of Antibody in Maternal and Cord Serum Samples
Scott, Susana;Cumberland, Phillippa;Shulman, Caroline E;Cousens, Simon;Cohen, Bernard J;Brown, David W. G;Bulmer, Judith N;Dorman, Edgar K;Kawuondo, Ken;Marsh, Kevin;Cutts, Felicity;
The Journal of infectious diseases2005Vol. 191pp. 1854-1860
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susana2005theneonatal
Abstract
Abstract. IntroductionYoung infants are protected from measles infection by maternal measles antibodies. The level of these antibodies at birth depends on the