Increasing postpartum rate of vaccination with tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis vaccine by incorporating pertussis cocooning information into prenatal education for group B streptococcus prevention.

CONCLUSIONS: Prenatal GBS screening activities represent an opportunity for healthcare providers to offer pertussis cocooning information to eligible pregnant women to improve rates of postpartum Tdap vaccination. PMID: 26549365 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Vaccine - November 5, 2015 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Cheng PJ, Huang SY, Su SY, Peng HH, Chang CL Tags: Vaccine Source Type: research