Immunization against measles in children at risk for severe disease
Wesley A;Coovadia HM;Watson AR;;
transactions of the royal society of tropical medicine and hygiene1979Vol. 73pp. -
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a1979transactionsimmunization
Abstract
Live measles vaccine induced protective levels of antibody in 70% of children with protein-calorie-malnutrition (PCM) within 21 days and possibly in 90% by 42 days. The development of specific antibody was delayed and symptoms due to the vaccine more frequent (64%) in these children than in healthy …