A seroepidemiological study of diphtheria in Thailand and investigation of the DTP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) immunization

Pyrexia after diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis and diphtheria/tetanus vaccines.

The temperatures of 587 children were taken before and after diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis (DTP) or diphtheria/tetanus (DT) vaccine. Only slight temperature increases were found but these were notably more frequent after plain than adsorbed DTP vaccine preparations and the frequency increased with each successive dose.

Tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis immunization in pregnant women and the prevention of pertussis in young infants.

A case-control study from England and Wales on the effectiveness of tetanusdiphtheria-pertussis (Tdap) immunization in pregnant women, authored by Dabrera et al in this issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, supports the finding of a previous observational study done by the same group of investigators [1, 2]. As noted by the authors, a single dose of Tdap was recommended in the United Kingdom f...

Immunogenicity of a Triple Diphtheria-Tetanus-Whole Cell Pertussis Vaccine in Iranian Preschool Children

Background: Immunization against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis has been applied in Iran since 1950. WHO suggests periodical evaluation of effectiveness of the triple diphtheria-tetanus-whole cell pertussis (DTwP) vaccine, worldwide. Objectives: To determine the immunogenicity of locally manufactured DTwP vaccine administered to preschool children in a number of health centers of Tehran in 2...

Impact of maternal postpartum tetanus and diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis immunization on infant pertussis infection.

BACKGROUND Mothers often are the source of pertussis illness in young infants. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend tetanus and diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine for postpartum women before hospital discharge. In January 2008, this recommendation was implemented in a predominantly Hispanic, medically underserved population at Ben Taub General Hospital...

ECDC GUIDANCE Scientific panel on childhood immunisation schedule: Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccination