Seroprevalance of pertussis antibodies in maternal and cord blood of preterm and term infants

Highlights • We examined anti-pertussis antibody levels and transplacental antibody transport. • Anti-pertussis antibody levels were low in infant–mother pairs. • Transplacental antibody transfer was lower in preterms compared to terms. • This difference was more pronounced in preterms

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Veröffentlicht in:	Vaccine 2013-08, Vol.31 (38), p.4172-4176
Hauptverfasser:	Ercan, Tugba Erener, Sonmez, Cemile, Vural, Mehmet, Erginoz, Ethem, Torunoğlu, Mehmet Ali, Perk, Yildiz
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adhesins, Bacterial - immunology Adult Allergy and Immunology antibodies Antibodies, Bacterial - blood Antibody antigens Applied microbiology Babies Biological and medical sciences Birth Weight blood enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay European Union Female Fetal Blood - immunology Fetal Blood - microbiology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology hemagglutinins Humans Immunization Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature - immunology Infants Laboratories maternal immunity Microbiology morbidity Mortality Pertussis pertussis toxin Pertussis Toxin - immunology Premature birth Preterm Seroepidemiologic Studies Term Toxins Vaccines Vaccines, antisera, therapeutical immunoglobulins and monoclonal antibodies (general aspects) Virulence Factors, Bordetella - immunology Whooping Cough - immunology Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • We examined anti-pertussis antibody levels and transplacental antibody transport. • Anti-pertussis antibody levels were low in infant–mother pairs. • Transplacental antibody transfer was lower in preterms compared to terms. • This difference was more pronounced in preterms
ISSN:	0264-410X 1873-2518
DOI:	10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.06.088