The reemergence of pertussis and infant deaths: Is it time to immunize pregnant women?

Future Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 367-369

  Halperin, Beth A ^a,b   Halperin, Scott A ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

pertussis; pertussis vaccine; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; DIPHTHERIA; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; INFANT MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PERTUSSIS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; REVACCINATION; REVIEW; TERATOGENICITY; TETANUS; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 79955586592     PISSN: 17460913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/fmb.11.15     Document Type: Review

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