Prevalence of Pertussis Antibodies in Maternal Blood, Cord Serum, and Infants From Mothers With and Those Without Tdap Booster Vaccination During Pregnancy in Argentina | Zendy

Aurelia Fallo | Zendy; Silvieyro | Zendy; G. Malles | Zendy; Claudia Lara | Zendy; Daniela Hozbor | Zendy; Jonathan Zintgraff | Zendy; Silvina Mazzeo | Zendy; Héctor E. Davison | Zendy; Susana González | Zendy; Estella Zapulla | Zendy; Oscar Canle | Zendy; Miguel Huespe | Zendy; Marcelo Galas | Zendy; Eduardo López | Zendy

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Prevalence of Pertussis Antibodies in Maternal Blood, Cord Serum, and Infants From Mothers With and Those Without Tdap Booster Vaccination During Pregnancy in Argentina

Author(s) -

Aurelia Fallo,

Silvieyro,

G. Malles,

Claudia Lara,

Daniela Hozbor,

Jonathan Zintgraff,

Silvina Mazzeo,

Héctor E. Davison,

Susana González,

Estella Zapulla,

Oscar Canle,

Miguel Huespe,

Marcelo Galas,

Eduardo López

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 2048-7207

pISSN - 2048-7193

DOI - 10.1093/jpids/piw069

Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , vaccination , cord blood , booster (rocketry) , pediatrics , whooping cough , antibody , umbilical cord , tetanus , obstetrics , immunology , genetics , biology , physics , astronomy

Morbidity and mortality rates for pertussis in infants are high because disease often occurs before the onset of routine immunization or in those who do not complete a primary immunization series. Pertussis immunization is recommended during pregnancy to achieve antibody levels sufficient to protect young infants. To our knowledge, no previous reports of maternal pertussis immunization results in Latin America exist in the literature.

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