title: Antibody levels to parainfluenza, rubella, measles, and influenza A virus in children with polymyositis.
abstract: The CF and HI antibody titers to rubella and measles viruses, the CF titers to influenxa A, and the HI titers to parainfluenza 1, 2, and 3 were carried out on the sera of 20 patients with childhood polymyositis and their matched controls. The titers for measles, parainfluenxa 1, and influenza A were slightly higher for patients than for controls. The control group had antibody titers to rubella and parainfluenza 2 and 3 higher than or similar to those of patients. Strong patterns or significant differences for a given virus or virus group were not encountered.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D005260:Female; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008459:Measles virus / Q000276:immunology*; D009220:Myositis / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D009975:Orthomyxoviridae / Q000276:immunology*; D018108:Respirovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D012412:Rubella virus / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral