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. 2020 Oct 18;59(4):219–226. doi: 10.2478/sjph-2020-0028

Table 2.

The antibodies against measles, mumps and rubella by age group in the measles outbreak, May–October 2018, the Michalovce and Sobrance districts in the Košice region, Slovakia (n=102).

Positive and cut-off values (n=102) (%)
Characteristic 0 1-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-34
All cases 23 45 12 13 7 2 102

MEASLES

IgM n=68 13 (12.7) 31 (30.4) 8 (7.8) 11 (10.8) 4 (3.9) 1 (1.0) 68 (66.7)
IgG n=23 1 (1.0) 7 (6.9) 3 (2.9) 4 (3.9) 6 (5.9) 2 (2.0) 23 (22.5)

MUMPS

IgG n=60 10 (9.8) 28 (27.5) 8 (7.8) 6 (5.9) 6 (5.9) 2 (2.0) 60 (58.8)

RUBELLA

IgG n=20 2 (2.0) 3 (2.9) 3 (2.9) 4 (3.9) 6 (5.9) 2 (2.0) 20 (19.6)

Positive antibodies against rubella and the type of applied combination vaccines (n=20) (%)

MMR+MMR 2 (10.0) 3 (15.0) 3 (15.0) 1 (5.0) 0 0 9 (45.0)
MM+MMR 0 0 0 3 (15.0) 1 (5.0) 0 4 (20.0)
Mo+Mo 0 0 0 0 5 (25.0) 2 (10.0) 7 (35.0)
TOTAL 2 (10.0) 3 (15.0) 3 (15.0) 4 (20.0) 6 (30.0) 2 (10.0) 20 (100.0)

Negative antibodies against rubella and the type of applied combination vaccines (n=82) (%)

MMR+MMR* 21 (25.6) 42 (51.2) 9 (11.0) 9 (11.0) 0 0 81 (98.8)
MM+MMR** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mo+Mo*** 0 0 0 0 1 (1.2) 0 1 (1.2)
TOTAL 21 (25.6) 42 (51.2) 9 (11.0) 9 (11.0) 1 (1.2) 0 82 (100.0)
*

MMR+MMR: two doses of trivalent vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella

**

MM+MMR: one dose of bivalent measles-mumps vaccine, and one dose of trivalent measles-mumps-rubella vaccine

***

Mo+Mo: two doses of monovalent vaccine against measles