Safety and effectiveness of acellular pertussis vaccination during pregnancy: a systematic review
Abstract Background Infants < 3 months of age are at highest risk for developing severe complications after pertussis. The majority of pregnant women has low concentrations of pertussis-specific antibodies and thus newborns are insufficiently protected by maternally transferred antibodies. Acellu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-4824-3 |