Maternal immunisation has the potential to substantially reduce morbidity and mortality from
infectious diseases after birth. The success of tetanus, influenza, and pertussis immunisation …

Immunization during pregnancy has been recommended in an increasing number of
countries. The aim of this strategy is to protect pregnant women and infants from severe …

This report compiles and summarizes all recommendations from CDC's Advisory Committee
on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding prevention and control of tetanus, diphtheria …

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

BACKGROUND: Vaccination against pertussis during pregnancy is recommended to protect
newborns, yet there is limited information about the effectiveness of maternal tetanus toxoid …

Background. Maternal immunization against pertussis is currently recommended after the
26th gestational week (GW). Data on the optimal timing of maternal immunization are …

Pediatric vaccines have significantly reduced infectious disease–related infant mortality, but
as protective immunity often requires several infant vaccine doses, maternally acquired Abs …

Compared with older children and adults, infants aged < 12 months have substantially
higher rates of pertussis and the largest burden of pertussis-related deaths. Since 2004, a …

During spring 2005, two tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis
vaccine (Tdap) products formulated for use in adolescents (and, for one product, use in …

Background Most severe and fatal cases of pertussis occur in infants< 8 weeks of age,
before initiation of the primary pertussis vaccine series. Women are recommended to …