title: Transplacentally acquired immunoglobulin G antibodies against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella-zoster virus in preterm and full term newborns.
abstract: IgG antibody values against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella-zoster virus in 71 full term and 101 preterm infants and their 152 mothers and the decay of maternally acquired antibodies during infancy were studied. Both magnitude of transplacental antibody passage and cord blood antibody values correlated with gestational age. After 6 months preterm infants born before 32 weeks of gestation had lost maternal antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University Children's Hospital Basel, CH-4005 Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Birgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Leineweber
authors.forename: Veit
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Grote
authors.forename: Urs B
authors.initials: UB
authors.lastname: Schaad
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Heininger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007112:Immunity, Maternally-Acquired / Q000276:immunology*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange / Q000276:immunology*; D008459:Measles virus / Q000276:immunology; D009109:Mumps virus / Q000276:immunology; D011247:Pregnancy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012412:Rubella virus / Q000276:immunology; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G