Open AccessPertussis seronegativity in pregnant women in the city of Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Author(s) -
Hassib Narchi,
Wafa Osman,
Junu A. George,
Lolowa A. Almekhaini,
AbdulKader Souid,
Ahmed R. Alsuwaidi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.08.031
Subject(s) - medicine , obstetrics , pregnancy , confidence interval , gestational age , serology , tetanus , diphtheria , pediatrics , vaccination , immunology , antibody , genetics , biology
As the current recommendation of administering Tdap (tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis) to all pregnant women has not been widely implemented in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), we aimed to ascertain the prevalence of pertussis seronegativity during pregnancy.
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