Author(s): Oliveira,Solange Artimos de ; Homma,Akira ; Camillo-Coura,Léa ; Loureiro,Maria Lucília P. ; Almeida,Maria Teresa G. N. de
Date: 1993
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): Measles vaccine; Immunology; Epidemiology
Document details
Antimeasles antibodies in children submitted to different vaccination schedules
Description
ln order to study the measles antibody behavior of three vaccination schedules, 684 children were divided into 4 Groups: Group A (341 vaccinated children under the age of one); Group B (101 children at the age of one); Group C (74 children under the age of one and one at the age of one); Group D (163 unvaccinated children with a history of measles in the past - Group control). Children of Group A presented lower rates and 25.9% of the age group under two did not show any measles antibodies. In Group B, all the children presented antibodies. In Group C onby 4.0% did not. In all age groups, the geometric mean HI antibody titers of Group A were lower than the valuesfound in the other groups. The age at vaccination was the factor of greater influence on the results of this study.
Document Type
Journal article
Language English
Language English
