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Measles antibodies in the saliva of children with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

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Using the method of haemagglutination inhibition, the authors determined the levels of measles antibodies in the saliva of 14 children with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. In 13 of them these antibodies were found in titres from 1:8 to 1:128. In the control groups, comprising 29 children, these antibodies were found in the saliva in only two cases and in low titres. There appears to be a correlation between the levels of these antibodies in the saliva and cerebrospinal fluid in patients with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.

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Es wurden Untersuchungen über den Masernantikörpertiter im Speichel von 14 SSPE-kranken Kindern durchgeführt. In 13 dieser Fälle wurden Titer von 1:8 bis 1:128 gefunden. In zwei insgesamt 29 Kinder umfassenden Kontrollgruppen wurden im Speichel Masernantikörper nur zweimal in den niedrigsten Titern festgestellt. Es scheint, daß bei den Patienten mit der SSPE eine Korrelation zwischen den Masernantikörpertitern im Blut und jenen im Speichel besteht.

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Sobczyk, W., Polna, I., Kulczycki, J. et al. Measles antibodies in the saliva of children with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. J Neurol 228, 219–222 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00313736

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