Incidence of Severe and Nonsevere Pertussis Among HIV-Exposed and -Unexposed Zambian Infants Through 14 Weeks of Age: Results From the Southern Africa Mother Infant Pertussis Study (SAMIPS), a Longitudinal Birth Cohort Study

Background. Maternal vaccination with tetanus, reduced-dose diphtheria, and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) could be an effective way of mitigating the high residual burden of infant morbidity and mortality caused by Bordetella pertussis. To better inform such interventions, we conducted a burden...

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Main Authors: Gill, Christopher J., Mwananyanda, Lawrence, MacLeod, William, Kwenda, Geoffrey, Mwale, Magdalene, Williams, Anna L., Siazeele, Kazungu, Yang, Zhaoyan, Mwansa, James, Thea, Donald M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5106616/