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Vaccinations During Pregnancy Protect the Mother–Infant Dyad and Are Generally Safe

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Vaccination in pregnancy has a critical impact on mothers, foetuses and infants. The aim of this paper was to summarise key points presented by experts attending the 12th Maria Delivoria‐Papadopoulos Perinatal Symposium in March 2025 and further expand and update them.
Ariadne Malamitsi‐Puchner, Despina D. Briana, Gian Carlo Di Renzo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of culture and real-time PCR for detection of Bordetella pertussis isolated from patients in Iran

Iranian Journal of Microbiology, 2013
Background and Objective: Due to contagiousness of pertussis, a rapid and sensitive method for diagnosis is required to initiate the treatment and interrupt its transmission. Materials and Methods: To detect B.
Vajiheh Sadat Nikbin, Fereshteh Shahcheraghi, Masoumeh Nakhost Lotfi, Seyyed Mohsen Zahraei, Masoumeh Parzadeh   +4 more
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Inflammation Unchecked: Concurrent Kawasaki Disease and Stevens‐Johnson Syndrome in an 18‐Month‐Old Child

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Catherine Deffendall, Jodi Backalar, Elizabeth Acevedo Zapata, Adriana Della Porta, Lorin Bibb, Tyler Reese, Charlotte M. Brown   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Severe pertussis infection in infants less than 6 months of age: clinical manifestations and molecular characterization [PDF]

, 2017
We conducted a study to determine the main traits of pertussis among unimmunized infants less than 6 months of age. From August 2012 to March 2015, 141 nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPAs) were collected from infants with respiratory symptoms attending 2
Carsetti, Rita, Fedele, Giorgio, Nicolai, Ambra, Stefanelli, Paola, Fabio Midulla, the Pertussis Study Group, Gesualdo, Francesco, Giorgio Fedele, Tozzi, Alberto E., Villani, Alberto, Di Mattia, Greta, Gabriele Buttinelli, Alberto E. Tozzi, Concato, Carlo, Vacca, Paola, Rita Carsetti, Buttinelli, Gabriele, Carlo Concato, Paola Stefanelli, Alberto Villani, Midulla, Fabio, Paola Vacca   +21 more
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Less reactogenic whole-cell pertussis vaccine confers protection from Bordetella pertussis infection

mSphere
Pertussis resurged over the last decade in most countries that replaced the traditional whole-cell pertussis vaccines (wP) by the less reactogenic acellular pertussis vaccines (aP).
Karolína Škopová, Jana Holubová, Barbora Bočková, Eva Slivenecká, João Melo Santos de Barros, Ondřej Staněk, Peter Šebo   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pertussis in infants, in their mothers and other contacts in Casablanca, Morocco

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background In recent decades, there has been a marked increase in the number of reported cases of pertussis around the world, and pertussis continues to be a frequently occurring disease despite an effective childhood vaccination.
Khalid Katfy, Idrissa Diawara, Fakhredine Maaloum, Siham Aziz, Nicole Guiso, Hassan Fellah, Bouchra Slaoui, Khalid Zerouali, Houria Belabbes, Naima Elmdaghri   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rationale for Recommending Varicella Vaccination Into the Swedish National Immunisation Programme

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Under Swedish law, a vaccination may be included in the National Immunisation Programme (NIP) if it effectively prevents transmission in the population, is cost‐effective and aligns with ethical and humanitarian principles. The Public Health Agency of Sweden (PHAS) evaluated these criteria for introducing varicella vaccination. Methods The
Annika Ersson, Kari Johansen, Sören Andersson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Administrative coverage estimates vs coverage survey estimates for third dose of diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus vaccine (DPT3).

, 2016
Administrative coverage estimates vs coverage survey estimates for third dose of diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus vaccine (DPT3).
Hashim Elmousaad (3391502), John F. Vertefeuille (3391514), Chima J. Ohuabunwo (3391505), Mahmud Mustafa (3391523), Ikechukwu U. Ogbuanu (3391520), Oluwasegun J. Adegoke (3391517), Ndadilnasiya Endie Waziri (3391526), Alicia Ruiz (3160797), Patrick Nguku (761627), Kathleen A. Wannemuehler (153630), Belinda V. Uba (3391508), Rajni Gunnala (3391511), Heather M. Scobie (42987)   +12 more
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CLINICO–Demographic Profile and Outcomes of Hospitalised Children With Diphtheria in A Tertiary Care Hospital of Peshawar

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To determine the clinico‐demographic profile and predictors of mortality in hospitalised children with diphtheria. Methods This retrospective cohort study included 202 children aged 5–16 years diagnosed with diphtheria per WHO criteria at Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, from January 2023 to December 2024. Data on demographics, vaccination
Amir Muhammad, Ashfaq Ahmed, Waqas Naseem, Ale Azad Othman, Mohsin Hassan, Lyaba Atta, Muhammad Tahir   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolution of Bordetella pertussis over a 23-year period in France, 1996 to 2018

, 2021
International audienceBackground: Bordetella pertussis is the main agent of whooping cough. Vaccination with acellular pertussis vaccines has been largely implemented in high-income countries. These vaccines contain 1 to 5 antigens: pertussis toxin (PT),
Bouchez, Valérie, Brisse, Sylvain, Microbiology Study Group, French Pertussis, Armatys, Nathalie, Toubiana, Julie, Landier, Annie, Matczak, Soraya, Guillot, Sophie   +7 more
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