Pertussis is a severe respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis, and in 2008,
pertussis was associated with an estimated 16 million cases and 195,000 deaths globally …

Vaccine-preventable infectious diseases are responsible for significant maternal, neonatal,
and young infant morbidity and mortality. While there is emerging scientific evidence, as well …

Summary Background In October, 2012, a pertussis vaccination programme for pregnant
women was introduced in response to an outbreak across England. We aimed to assess the …

Importance Maternal immunization with tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and
acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine could prevent infant pertussis. Objective To evaluate the …

Importance In 2010, due to a pertussis outbreak and neonatal deaths, the California
Department of Health recommended that the tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and …

OBJECTIVE:: We sought to determine whether tetanus–diphtheria–pertussis vaccination
(Tdap) in pregnancy provides newborns antibodies against pertussis when compared to …

Background Routine use of whole‐cell pertussis (wP) vaccines was suspended in some
countries in the 1970s and 1980s because of concerns about adverse effects. Following this …

BACKGROUND: The relative contribution of different categories of contact in transmitting
pertussis to very young infants, who experience the most severe morbidity, is the most …

Abstract Background. Pertussis booster vaccine (Tdap) recommendations assume that
pertussis-specific antibodies in women immunized preconception, during, or after previous …

Abstract Background. In 2006, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
recommended tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination of all caregivers of …