Maternal immunization earlier in pregnancy maximizes antibody transfer and expected infant seropositivity against pertussis

Eberhardt, Christiane Sigrid; Blanchard Rohner, Géraldine; Lemaitre, Barbara; Boukrid, Meriem; Combescure, Christophe; Othenin-Girard, Véronique; Chilin, Antonina; Petre, Jean; Martinez De Tejada Weber, Begona; Siegrist, Claire-Anne

doi:10.1093/cid/ciw027

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Maternal immunization earlier in pregnancy maximizes antibody transfer and expected infant seropositivity against pertussis

ContributorsEberhardt, Christiane Sigrid; Blanchard Rohner, Géraldine; Lemaitre, Barbara; Boukrid, Meriem; Combescure, Christophe

; Othenin-Girard, Véronique; Chilin, Antonina; Petre, Jean; Martinez De Tejada Weber, Begona; Siegrist, Claire-Anne

Published inClinical infectious diseases, vol. 62, no. 7, p. 829-836

Publication date2016

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Maternal immunization against pertussis is currently recommended after 26 gestational weeks (GW). Data on the optimal timing of maternal immunization are inconsistent.

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EBERHARDT, Christiane Sigrid et al. Maternal immunization earlier in pregnancy maximizes antibody transfer and expected infant seropositivity against pertussis. In: Clinical infectious diseases, 2016, vol. 62, n° 7, p. 829–836. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw027

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PID : unige:80126
DOI : 10.1093/cid/ciw027
PMID : 26797213

ISSN of the journal1058-4838

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Maternal immunization earlier in pregnancy maximizes antibody transfer and expected infant seropositivity against pertussis

Maternal immunization against pertussis is currently recommended after 26 gestational weeks (GW). Data on the optimal timing of maternal immunization are inconsistent.

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