TY - JOUR AU - Luo, Shu-Ting AU - Chiang, Pai-Shan AU - Chao, An-Shine AU - Liou, Guan-Yuan AU - Lin, Reyin AU - Lin, Tzou-Yien AU - Lee, Min-Shi T1 - Enterovirus 71 Maternal Antibodies in Infants, Taiwan T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2009 VL - 15 IS - 4 SP - 581 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Enterovirus 71 (EV71) causes life-threatening disease outbreaks in young children in Asia. This cohort study was conducted to understand the dynamics of maternal EV71 antibodies in Taiwanese young infants. Approximately 50% of neonates had detectable EV71 neutralizing antibodies, which declined to almost undetectable levels by 6 months of age. KW - Enterovirus 71 KW - maternal antibody KW - seroepidemiology KW - cohort study KW - dispatch KW - Taiwan DO - 10.3201/eid1504.081550 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/4/08-1550_article ER - End of Reference