ContextDespite wide promulgation, clinical practice guidelines have had limited effect on
changing physician behavior. Little is known about the process and factors involved in …

Preterm infants are at increased risk of disease and hospitalization from a number of vaccine-
preventable diseases. However, these same infants have immunologic immaturities that …

OBJECTIVES:: To determine whether low birth weight (LBW) children are at greater risk of
reported pertussis and complications of pertussis in the first 2 years of life than are normal …

Background Studies of very low-birth-weight (VLBW) children discharged from neonatal
intensive care units have shown delays in receipt of routine childhood immunizations …

BACKGROUND: Preterm infants are at increased risk for vaccine-preventable infections and
associated complications. Limited studies describe timely vaccination of these vulnerable …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety of diphtheria–tetanus–acellular pertussis–inactivated
polio–Haemophilus influenzae type B (DTaP-IPV-HIB) immunization in premature infants …

ContextStudies have noted that health care professionals may not conform to proper
immunization schedules for premature and low-birth-weight infants in the United States …

Objective: To determine the frequency of adverse reactions, particularly the occurrence of
apnea, among preterm infants after immunization with diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and …

Vaccinating premature and low birthweight (LBW) infants according to chronological age
has been found safe and effective. Although these infants are susceptible to infections …

The aims of this study were to study the frequency, severity and types of adverse reactions
following DPT/Hib (diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussisHaemophilus influenzae …