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Table 1 Measles antibodies in sera from ill infants and their mothers

From: Low titers of measles antibody in mothers whose infants suffered from measles before eligible age for measles vaccination

Pair No

Mother

Infantc

 

IgG (U/ml)

NTa

MV IgMb

Age (month)

Sex

Day after onset of fever

IgG (U/ml)

Vaccined

1

1272

12

-

3

M

5

49

-

2

42986

256

0.621

8

F

5

80

-

3

77355

>2048

0.302

5

M

7

97

-

4

1782

8

-

7

M

8

54

-

5

3735

32

-

8

M

8

82

-

6

75000

2048

0.552

8

M

7

39

-

7

7069

16

-

8

F

7

42

-

8

2577

32

-

7

M

6

53

-

9

75000

>2048

0.577

5

M

6

59

-

10

275

4

-

9

F

9

94

10

11

5261

24

-

7.5

M

4

73

-

12

55843

1024

0.489

9

M

8

110

6

13

5158

96

-

8

F

6

64

-

14

1391

16

-

8

M

6

52

-

15

23078

192

-

7

M

5

61

-

16

3398

24

-

8

M

3

72

8

17

4849

24

-

8

F

7

54

-

18

3205

16

-

8

F

6

428

12

19

2140

16

-

8.5

F

9

168

2

20

19002

>2048

0.376

6

M

5

50

-

21

2147

48

-

6

M

4

44

-

22

588

12

-

8

M

6

43

-

23

5433

32

-

9

M

5

45

-

24

11963

64

-

9

M

6

70

-

  1. a NT, neutralizing titer.
  2. b The assay's OD450 cut-off is 0.262; -, lower than 0.262.
  3. c All infants were positive for measles IgM.
  4. d -, not vaccinated; number indicates the days after measles vaccination.