Impact of maternal dTpa vaccination on the incidence of pertussis in young infants.

INTRODUCTION:Pertussis is an important public health problem worldwide, especially in infants. An increase in the incidence in many countries occurred after 2010, including Brazil. In 2013, dTpa vaccine was introduced in the Brazil national immunization schedule of pregnant women. The objective of t...

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Main Authors: Frederico Friedrich, Maria Clara Valadão, Marcos Brum, Talitha Comaru, Paulo Márcio Pitrez, Marcus Herbert Jones, Leonardo A Pinto, Marcelo C Scotta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228022