Neonatal measles immunity in rural Kenya: the influence of HIV and placental malaria infections on placental transfer of antibodies and levels of antibody in maternal and cord serum samples

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Our results suggest that maternal HIV infection may reduce levels of measles antibodies in newborns. Low levels of measles antibodies at birth render children susceptible to measles infection at an early age. This is of concern in sub-Saharan African countries, where not only is the prevalence of HI …
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Authors Scott S;Cumberland P;Shulman CE;Cousens S;Cohen BJ;Brown DW;Bulmer JN;Dorman EK;Kawuondo K;Marsh K;Cutts F;;
Journal The Journal of infectious diseases
Year 2005
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immunity National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI NLM MEDLINE humans pubmed abstract nih national institutes of health national library of medicine pregnancy research support non-u.s. gov't adult female adolescent Infant newborn risk factors Antibodies Rural Population hiv infections / complications* malaria / complications* pregnancy complications kenya infectious / epidemiology infectious / immunology viral / blood* pmid:15871118 doi:10.1086/429963 susana scott phillippa cumberland felicity cutts fetal blood / immunology maternally-acquired* measles / complications measles / immunology* placenta / parasitology*

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