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. 1977 Jun;78(3):411–417. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400056308

Complement fixation and neutralization RS antibodies in maternal and neonatal sera.

R A Heijtink, G Backx, J M Van Der Horst, N Masurel
PMCID: PMC2129885  PMID: 266541

Abstract

RSV complement fixation antibodies were established in 200 paired maternal and cord blood sera. Geometric mean titres in cord sera were significantly higher than in matermal sera. The differences did not depend on the virus strain used. Half of the paired sera (taken at random) were also submitted to microneutralization tests. No differences were found between geometric mean titres in maternal and cord sera.

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