title: Rubella susceptibility predicts measles susceptibility: implications for postpartum immunization.
abstract: Measles and mumps antibody titers were measured in 262 pregnant women who were either positive (n=128) or negative (n=134) for rubella antibodies. Susceptibility to measles and mumps was detected in 4.6% (12/262) and 7.6% (14/184) of the women, respectively. Of the rubella-susceptible group, 8.2% were also measles susceptible, whereas only 0.8% of the rubella-immune women were measles susceptible. Susceptibility to mumps was evenly divided between rubella-susceptible (7.8%) and rubella-immune (7.4%) groups.
authors.affiliation: Saint Mary's Hospital, Montreal, Québec, Canada. CZDR@musica.mcgill.ca
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Libman
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Behr
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Martel
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Ward
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D008457:Measles / Q000276:immunology*; D008459:Measles virus / Q000276:immunology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009107:Mumps / Q000276:immunology; D009109:Mumps virus / Q000276:immunology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D012409:Rubella / Q000276:immunology*; D012412:Rubella virus / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral