Girls may have lower levels of maternal measles antibodies and higher risk of subclinical measles infection before the age of measles vaccination

Abstract Background Previous studies have suggested that girls may have lower maternal measles antibody levels than boys. Girls might therefore be more likely to contract measles infection before the normal age of measles vaccination at 9 months of age. Methods In connection with a clinical trial of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Vaccine 2009-08, Vol.27 (38), p.5220-5225
Hauptverfasser: Martins, Cesario, Bale, Carlitos, Garly, May-Lill, Rodrigues, Amabelia, Lisse, Ida M, Andersen, Andreas, Eriksson, Mia, Benn, Christine S, Whittle, Hilton, Aaby, Peter
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