Susceptibility of pregnant women to rubella and the implications of immunization programs
Villalbí, J.R.; Graells, C.; Marín, T.
Anales Espanoles de Pediatria 28(2): 137-140
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0302-4342 PMID: 3355032 Document Number: 313174
Rubella immunity in the sera of 331 pregnant women in Ciudad Badia (Catalonia, Spain) is studied. No protection against rubella was found in 17% of them. No significant differences were found among different age groups. Implications of current vaccination policy are discussed.
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