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Severe pertussis in a young infant due to household transmission: the needs of pertussis vaccination boosters in Japan
Household is responsible for a large percentage of pertussis infection in young infants. Japanese vaccine recommendation committee does not recommend any boosters for teens and pregnant women. Because of its high vaccine effectiveness, introduction of vaccination for pregnant women is high priority...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5930190/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29744062 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1472 |
| Sumario: | Household is responsible for a large percentage of pertussis infection in young infants. Japanese vaccine recommendation committee does not recommend any boosters for teens and pregnant women. Because of its high vaccine effectiveness, introduction of vaccination for pregnant women is high priority to prevent pertussis infection in young infants. |
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