Volume 15, Number 4—April 2009
Dispatch
Enterovirus 71 Maternal Antibodies in Infants, Taiwan
Shu-Ting Luo, Pai-Shan Chiang, An-Shine Chao, Guan-Yuan Liou, Reyin Lin, Tzou-Yien Lin, and Min-Shi Lee
Table 1
Distribution of enterovirus 71 neutralizing antibody titers in pregnant women, neonates, and 6-month-old infants in a cohort study, Taiwan
| Antibody titer | No. (%) pregnant women, n = 307 | No. (%) neonates, n = 309* | No. (%) 6-month-old infants, n = 309* |
|---|---|---|---|
| <8 | 107 (34.9) | 155 (50.2) | 305 (99.0) |
| 8 | 79 (25.7) | 44 (14.2) | 3 (0.97) |
| 16 | 48 (15.6) | 48 (15.5) | 0 |
| 32 | 34 (11.1) | 24 (7.8) | 0 |
| 64 | 24 (7.8) | 29 (9.4) | 0 |
| 128 | 13 (4.2) | 6 (1.9) | 0 |
| 256 | 1 (0.3) | 3 (1.0) | 0 |
| 512 | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 1 (0.32) |
*Two mothers delivered twins.
