In the critical phase of immunological immaturity of the newborn, particularly for the immune
system of mucous membranes, infants receive large amounts of bioactive components …

Bordetella pertussis causes whooping cough, a severe respiratory tract infection in infants
and children, and also infects adults. Studies in murine models have shown that innate …

Obesity is a significant health concern, as it causes a massive cascade of chronic
inflammations and multiple morbidities. Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis are chronic …

Immunisation during pregnancy is a relatively new strategy, and is currently limited to
tetanus, pertussis, and influenza vaccines. None of these vaccines were developed …

BACKGROUND Infections remain one of the leading causes of morbidity in pregnant women
and newborns, with vaccine-preventable infections contributing significantly to the burden of …

Human milk constitutes a secretion with unique functions of both nourishing the nursling and
providing protection against enteric and respiratory infections, mainly due to its content of …

Children in early infancy do not mount effective antibody responses to many vaccines
against commons infectious pathogens, which results in a window of increased susceptibility …

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a recent epidemic disease caused by severe
acute respiratory syndrome virus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In pregnancy, SARS-Cov-2 infection …

Bordetella pertussis is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes the severe and sometimes
lethal respiratory disease whooping cough in infants and children. There has been a recent …

Background Preliminary results suggest that pertussis infection might be considered in
infants during a seasonal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) outbreak. Methods In order to …