Measles Vaccination in Young Adults
Authors: STEPHEN R. PREBLUD, KENNETH L. HERRMANN, ROGER H. BERNIER, A. DAVID BRANDLING-BENNETT
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1980)

Letters and Corrections1 January 1980Measles Vaccination in Young AdultsSTEPHEN R. PREBLUD, M.D., KENNETH L. HERRMANN, M.D., ROGER H. BERNIER, M.P.H., A. DAVID BRANDLING-BENNETT, M.D.STEPHEN R. PREBLUD, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, KENNETH L. HERRMANN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROGER H. BERNIER, M.P.H.Search for more papers by this author, A. DAVID BRANDLING-BENNETT, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-92-1-132 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: With the growing problem of measles in adolescents and young adults, the article by Krause and colleagues (1) is timely. We believe, however, that their article may unnecessarily deter physicians and public health officials from vaccinating these age groups against measles.The results of serologic tests presented in their Table 1 do not necessarily indicate a "secondary" immune response to measles vaccine in the 15 of 19 students in whom prevaccination hemagglutination-inhibiting antibody (HAI) titers were less than 5. The staphylococcal protein A adsorption method used in their study for detecting specific measles IgM antibody is too...References1. KRAUSECHERRYDESEDA-TOUS PJJ. Epidemic measles in young adults: clinical, epidemiologic, and serologic studies. Ann Intern Med. 1979;90:873-6. LinkGoogle Scholar2. HANDSHERFOGEL RA. Modified staphylococcal adsorption method used for detecting rubella-specific immunoglobulin M antibodies during a rubella epidemic. J Clin Microbiol. 1977;5:588-92. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. BASSHALSTEADFISCHER JSG. Booster vaccination with further live attenuated measles vaccine. JAMA. 1976;235:31-4. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. . Subacute sclerosing panencephelitis and measles. Morbid Mortal Weekly Rep. 1977;26:309-10. Google Scholar5. . Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 18th ed. Evanston, Illinois: American Academy of Pediatrics; 1977:134-7. Google Scholar6. . Measles prevention. Morbid Mortal Weekly Rep. 1978;27:427-30, 435-7. Google Scholar1. CHERRYFEIGINSHACKELFORDHINTHORNSCHMIDT JRPDR. A clinical and serologic study of 103 children with measles vaccine failure. J Pediatr. 1973;82:802-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. BOYERCHERRYWELLIVER KJR. IgM and IgG antibody responses after immunization of children with inactivated monovalent (A/New Jersey/76) and bivalent (A/New Jersey/76-A/Victoria/75) influenza virus vaccines. J Infect Dis. 1977;136(suppl):S665-71. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. DESEDA-TOUSCHERRYSPENCER JJM. Measles revaccination: persistence and degree of antibody titer by type of immune response. Am J Dis Child. 1978;132:287-90. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. KRAUSEDESEDA-TOUSCHERRY PJJ. Measles revaccination: the degree of antibody response. In: 17th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 13 October 1977, New York, New York. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Center for Disease Control Atlanta, GA 30333 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 January 1980Volume 92, Issue 1Page: 132-133KeywordsAdolescentsAge groupsImmune responseMeaslesPrevention, policy, and public healthProteinsVaccinesYoung adults Issue Published: 1 January 1980 PDF downloadLoading ...