To examine the influence of a pertussis booster vaccination on the transfer of maternal antibodies, 24 nonpregnant women received a tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis booster vaccine between 2 consecutive pregnancies. Blood was drawn from mothers and off-spring. Efficient transplacental antibody transfer and significantly higher antibody titers against 3 pertussis antigens were observed in cord blood and in blood of 1-month-old infants born after a maternal booster vaccination compared with results in their siblings born before the booster administration. © 2011 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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Leuridan, E., Hens, N., Peeters, N., De Witte, L., Van Der Meeren, O., & Van Damme, P. (2011). Effect of a prepregnancy pertussis booster dose on maternal antibody titers in young infants. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 30(7), 608–610. https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e3182093814
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