Population
Taiwanese young infants/neonates
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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Indicates short-lived passive EV71 immunity in neonates; leaves open optimal infant vaccination timing in endemic regions.
Maternal EV71 neutralizing antibodies are present in about half of Taiwanese neonates but decline to almost undetectable levels by 6 months of age, indicating a window of vulnerability.
Shu Luo (2009) studied this question.
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