A systematic review of the burden of pertussis disease in infants and the effectiveness of maternal immunization against pertussis

Kandeil, Walid; van den Ende, Caroline; M. Bunge, Eveline; A. Jenkins, Victoria; Angeles Ceregido, Maria; Guignard, Adrienne

doi:10.1080/14760584.2020.1791092

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A systematic review of the burden of pertussis disease in infants and the effectiveness of maternal immunization against pertussis

Published in Expert Review of Vaccines • Jul 2, 2020

Authors:

Walid Kandeil

Caroline van den Ende

Eveline M. Bunge

Abstract

Introduction Infants too young to be fully immunized are the most vulnerable to severe pertussis disease. To close this susceptibility gap, passive infant immunization through vaccination of pregnant women against pertussis was first introduced in 2011 in the United States and has been extended sinc...

Subject

Medicine

Immunization

Whooping cough

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