Persistence of antibodies induced by measles-mumps-rubella vaccine in children in India.
Antibody levels in 41 Indian girls were measured 6 years after measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination. Rates of seropositivity were 88% (measles antibodies), 95% (mumps antibodies), and 100% (rubella antibodies). The MMR vaccine induces long-term immunity in a majority of vaccinees; however, due to the observation of some seronegative vaccinees, the policy of administering a second dose of the MMR vaccine seems appropriate.
Raut
S K
SK
Serum Institute of India Ltd., Pune, 212/2, Hadapsar, India.
Kulkarni
P S
PS
Phadke
M A
MA
Jadhav
S S
SS
Kapre
S V
SV
Dhere
R M
RM
Dhorje
S P
SP
Godse
S R
SR
D000293:Adolescent; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology*; D013997:Time Factors
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine
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