title: [Immunity against measles in mother-child binomials].
abstract: The persistence of passively adquired measles hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) antibody, was studied in a group of 50 mother-child binomials. In this longitudinal study, serial samples of blood were obtained from each infant during the first eight months of life. There was a high correlation between the level of the antibody titer in mothers and in their newborns. Passively antibody titers between 1:20 to 1:80, persisted as late as 8 months in more than 60% of infants. The presence of antibody may have a suppressive effect on the immunogenic response to live measles virus vaccine.
mesh_terms: D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood; D006801:Humans; D007112:Immunity, Maternally-Acquired; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D008457:Measles / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008800:Mexico; D011247:Pregnancy; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies
vernacular_title: Inmunidad contra el sarampión en binomios madre-hijo