A Case-Control Study to Estimate the Effectiveness of Maternal Pertussis Vaccination in Protecting Newborn Infants in England and Wales, 2012-2013 | Zendy

Gavin Dabrera | Zendy; Gayatri Amirthalingam | Zendy; Nick Andrews | Zendy; Helen Campbell | Zendy; Steve Biko Menezes Hora Alves Ribeiro | Zendy; Edna Kara | Zendy; Norman K. Fry | Zendy; Mary Ramsay | Zendy

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A Case-Control Study to Estimate the Effectiveness of Maternal Pertussis Vaccination in Protecting Newborn Infants in England and Wales, 2012-2013

Author(s) -

Gavin Dabrera,

Gayatri Amirthalingam,

Nick Andrews,

Helen Campbell,

Steve Biko Menezes Hora Alves Ribeiro,

Edna Kara,

Norman K. Fry,

Mary Ramsay

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciu821

Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , odds ratio , pertussis vaccine , pediatrics , pregnancy , confidence interval , whooping cough , immunization , obstetrics , immunology , antibody , biology , genetics

Infants with pertussis infection are at risk of severe clinical illness and death. Several countries, including the United Kingdom, have introduced maternal pertussis vaccination during pregnancy to protect infants from infection following national increases in pertussis notifications. The objective of this study was to estimate the effectiveness of maternal pertussis vaccination in protecting infants against laboratory-confirmed pertussis infection.

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