The significance of transplacental antibody against respiratory syncytial virus

J Infect Dis. 2014 Nov 15;210(10):1526-8. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiu323. Epub 2014 Jun 5.

Authors

Pedro A Piedra¹, Flor M Munoz¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

PMID: 24903668
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiu323

No abstract available

Keywords: maternal immunization; neutralizing antibody; respiratory syncytial virus; transplacental antibody.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Antibodies, Viral / blood*
Female
Humans
Immunity, Maternally-Acquired*
Male
Maternal-Fetal Exchange*
Pregnancy
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human / immunology*

Substances

Antibodies, Viral