Pratibha G. Ray|Shobhana D. Kelkar|Atul M. Walimbe|Vaishali Biniwale|Savita Mehendale
Rotavirus immunoglobulin levels among Indian mothers of two socio?economic groups and occurrence of rotavirus infections among their infants up to six months
ICMR-National Institute of Virology|ICMR-National Institute of Virology|ICMR-National Institute of Virology
rotavirus specific immunoglobulin levels estimated compared mothers undergoing delivery two socioeconomic groups n 56 directcapture elisa igg geometric mean titers gmts cord bloodmothers serum delivery significantly higher higher socioeconomic group hsg compared lower socioeconomic group lsg p 001 thirtyfour motherinfant pairs 17 group followedup 6 months occurrence rotavirus infections followup lsg infants low birth weight none hsg detection virus elisartpcr considering igmiga seroconversion index infection 11 17 infants hsg lsg respectively rotavirus infections two infants lsg hospitalized severe rotavirus diarrhea none hsg lower igg levels lsg motherinfant pairs compared hsg suggests possible role nutrition development antibodies immunity infants hsg rotavirus infections significantly higher igg gmts cord blood serum samples 6 months hsg infants symptomaticasymptomatic rotavirus infections p 005 conclusion fewer rotavirus infections occur cord blood contains higher level igg antibodies suggesting role protective immunity