title: Rubella immunisation history as a guide to immunity.
abstract: If rubella immunisation is highly effective accurate recall of past immunisation should enable determination of immune state. The accuracy of recall was studied in a group of young adults aged 16-24 who had been offered Cendehill vaccination at school 10-11 years previously. The subjects were asked whether they had been vaccinated and blood was taken for rubella serology. School records of rubella immunisation were compared with the histories of immunisation. A positive history of immunisation at school was correct in 32 out of 33 cases (97%). In contrast a negative history was accurate in only 14 out of 43 cases (33%). Ways of improving the memory of immunization are needed if this is to be used to determine immune state in young women.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity; D007114:Immunization; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D011939:Mental Recall; D009520:New Zealand; D012409:Rubella / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012411:Rubella Vaccine; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D012411:Rubella Vaccine