• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Effectiveness of Vaccination During Pregnancy to Prevent Infant Pertussis
  • Contributor: Baxter, Roger; Bartlett, Joan; Fireman, Bruce; Lewis, Edwin; Klein, Nicola P.
  • Published: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2017
  • Published in: Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 72 (2017) 11, Seite 629-630
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1097/ogx.0000000000000501
  • ISSN: 1533-9866; 0029-7828
  • Keywords: Obstetrics and Gynecology ; General Medicine
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  • Description: (Abstracted from Pediatrics 2017;139(5):e20164091) Pertussis is a virulent and life-threatening respiratory infection, particularly in infants, caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis. Tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, acellular pertussis (TDaP) vaccination during pregnancy is recommended to protect newborns against pertussis.