Positive rates for rubella antibody in pregnant women and benefit of post-partum vaccination in a Japanese perinatal center

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 168-173

  Okuda, Mika ^a,b   Yamanaka, Michiko ^b   Takahashi, Tsuneo ^b   Ishikawa, Hiroshi ^b   Endoh, Masaya ^b   Hirahara, Fumiki ^b  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Congenital rubella syndrome; Japanese pregnant women; Post partum rubella vaccination; Rubella antibody

Indexed keywords

RUBELLA ANTIBODY; RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GOVERNMENT; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TEST; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; INJECTION SITE REACTION; JAPAN; LEG EDEMA; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; RUBELLA; RUBELLA VIRUS; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TESTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; JAPAN; MIDDLE AGED; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RUBELLA VACCINE; RUBELLA VIRUS;

EID: 42149159509     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2007.00689.x     Document Type: Article

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