title: Waning immunity to varicella in infants of human immunodeficiency virus-seropositive and -seronegative mothers.
abstract: Immunity to varicella in HIV-exposed and -unexposed infants born to unvaccinated mothers, acquiring protective antibodies at birth declined to nonprotective (<1:8) levels by 5 months of age. Therefore, infants become susceptible to varicella before 12 months, which is the recommended time for varicella immunizations in the United States. Vaccination of susceptible HIV-seronegative women in the postpartum period may be important to consider.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA. schoudhury@mmc.edu
authors.forename: Shahana A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Choudhury
authors.forename: Gwinnett
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ladson
authors.forename: Edward R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Hills
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hatcher
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006678:HIV / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D018023:HIV Seronegativity / Q000276:immunology*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral