Serum levels of rubella virus antibodies indicating immunity: Response to vaccination of subjects with low or undetectable antibody concentrations

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 749-755

  Matter, Lukas ^a   Kogelschatz, Karen ^a   Germann, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RUBELLA ANTIBODY; RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY IMMUNE RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBELLA; SECONDARY IMMUNE RESPONSE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0030945218     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513967     Document Type: Article

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