Pertussis Antibody Transfer to Preterm Neonates After Second- Versus Third-Trimester Maternal Immunization.

ABSTRACT: Preterm infants are most vulnerable to pertussis. Whether they might benefit from maternal immunization is unknown. Extending our previous results in term neonates, this observational study demonstrates that second- rather than third-trimester maternal vaccination results in higher birth anti-pertussis toxin titers in preterm neonates.

SUBMITTER: Eberhardt CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5439344 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature