Loss of maternally-acquired measles antibody during infancy in Ilorin, Nigeria.
In a study of the prevalence of measles antibody in infants aged 1-9 months detectable antibody was present in 32 per cent. Prevalence was highest in the 4-7 week age group and dropped rapidly with increasing age. In infants 28-35 weeks old, only 7 per cent had detectable antibody. Logistic regression analysis showed that by the end of the seventh month of life only 10 per cent would carry antibody against measles.
Babaniyi
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OA
University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Kwara State, Nigeria.
Parakoyi
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DB
Aiyedun
B A
BA
Bello
M A
MA
D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000097:blood*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007112:Immunity, Maternally-Acquired; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D007223:Infant; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology
D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G