RESUMO

Sera from infants aged 5 to 11 months and from their mothers were used to investigate the level and duration of transplacentally derived measles antibody. The infants of foreign-born, inner-city mothers were more likely to have measles antibody and were less likely to get measles. Infants of foreign-born mothers, because they are less likely to respond to measles vaccine, may require different vaccine strategies than infants of mothers born in the United States.

Assuntos

Anticorpos Antivirais/sangue , Vírus do Sarampo/imunologia , Sarampo/etnologia , Feminino , Georgia , Humanos , Lactente , Sarampo/imunologia , Mães , Saúde da População Urbana