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SUBMITTER: Gibney KB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3516084 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gibney Katherine B KB Edupuganti Srilatha S Panella Amanda J AJ Kosoy Olga I OI Delorey Mark J MJ Lanciotti Robert S RS Mulligan Mark J MJ Fischer Marc M Staples J Erin JE
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 20121029 6
The duration of anti-yellow fever (YF) virus immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies following YF vaccination is unknown, making it difficult to interpret positive IgM antibody results in previously vaccinated travelers. We evaluated the frequency and predictors of YF IgM antibody positivity 3-4 years following YF vaccination. Twenty-nine (73%) of 40 participants had YF IgM antibodies 3-4 years postvaccination. No demographic or exposure variables were predictive of YF IgM positivity. However, persons ...[more]