High rates of pertussis disease in adolescents suggest that additional boosting against
pertussis would be beneficial. A combined acellular-pertussis-containing booster vaccine …

Reduced-antigen-content pertussis vaccines designed initially for booster vaccination of
adolescents and adults can also be used to vaccinate pre-school age children. Combination …

Background: The rising incidence of pertussis amongst adults and adolescents in
industrialised countries could be reduced by replacing tetanus and diphtheria (Td) boosters …

Background. The changing epidemiology of pertussis in France has emphasized the need
for booster vaccinations in adolescents. Although not previously recommended because of …

Background: Pertussis occurs in older children, adolescents and adults due to waning
immunity after primary vaccination. Booster vaccination for pre-school children has been …

Pertussis continues to circulate in Chinese communities and older children, adolescents and
adults are sources of infection for unprotected infants. Two studies conducted in Jiangsu …

Aim To evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of a reduced antigen diphtheria-tetanus-
acellular pertussis-inactivated poliovirus (dTap-IPV B) vaccine (Boostrix-IPV, GSK) as a pre …

Many countries recommend diphtheria, tetanus and/or poliomyelitis boosters in adolescents
or adults and the need for pertussis booster vaccination beyond childhood is increasingly …

Booster vaccination with a reduced-antigen-content dTpa, pediatric DTPa or adult Td
vaccine in DTPa-primed children aged 4-6 years was evaluated. Immunogenicity and CMI …

Background. Pertussis is increasingly recognized as an important cause of cough illness in
adolescents and adults. Purpose. To evaluate the safety and antibody response to a single …