Tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis vaccination during pregnancy and reduced risk of infant acute respiratory infections

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5536338	Vaccine	2017	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Maternal Tdap vaccination between 27 and 36Â weeks of pregnancy was consistently protective against infant ARI in the first 2Â months of life vs no vaccination during pregnancy, regardless of Tdap vaccination prior to pregnancy. Our findings strongly support current ACIP guidelines recommending Tdap vaccination in late pregnancy for every pregnancy.

Keywords

DTaP CVX DMDC Tdap vaccination FHA Tdap EGA DOD ARI ICD-9-CM LMP last menstrual period Vaccine effectiveness ACIP Estimated gestational age Tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis Registry GEE Relative risk CAIR pertussis toxin Pertussis Locally weighted scatterplot smoothing international classification of diseases, ninth revision, clinical modification Acute respiratory infection confidence interval Lowess generalized estimating equation odds ratio Filamentous hemagglutinin Department of Defense Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices