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. 1969 Feb;16(2):145-8.

The ability of maternal antibody to increase the immune response in infants

M I Levi, F E Kravtzov, T M Levova, G A Fomenko

The ability of maternal antibody to increase the immune response in infants

M I Levi et al. Immunology. 1969 Feb.

Abstract

There is a relationship between the titre of antibody in cord blood to pertussis, diphtheria and tetanus antigens, and the antibody response of the babies to pertussis—diphtheria—tetanus vaccine. The response to this vaccine was greater in babies with antibodies in the cord blood.

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