Seroprevalence against Diphtheria in Pregnant Women and Newborns in Colombia: New Arguments to Promote Maternal Immunization

Seroprevalence against Diphtheria in Pregnant Women and Newborns in Colombia: New Arguments to Promote Maternal Immunization

The tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine is recommended during pregnancy for neonatal protection against pertussis, although little is known of the protection it provides against diphtheria. The work used a cross-sectional design to estimate seroprevalenc...

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Main Authors: Laura María Rivera-Santamaría, Doracelly Hincapié-Palacio, Jesús Ochoa, Felipe Vargas-Restrepo, Marta C. Ospina, Seti Buitrago-Giraldo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Vaccines
Subjects:
seroepidemiological studies
diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis vaccines
immunization
Colombia
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/3/458

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