Pertussis vaccination in pregnancy: how many pediatric hospitalizations could be prevented?

Pertussis vaccination in pregnancy: how many pediatric hospitalizations could be prevented? Minerva Ginecol. 2019 Jun;71(3):245-248 Authors: Mesini A, Moscatelli A, Castagnola E Abstract Pertussis is a severe disease in children, especially in neonates and it is preventable by vaccination during pregnancy. After the observation of a 2-month-old toddler who needed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe RSV plus Bordetella pertussis infection, we performed a review of all cases of pertussis admitted at the Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy, from 2012 to 2018. We retrieved 72 cases of admission for pertussis, 46% aging less than 3 months, 42% with at least one comorbidity. Two patients needed ICU admission. Pertussis vaccination during pregnancy could contribute to reduce this burden of hospitalizations in youngest subjects. PMID: 31089073 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Minerva Ginecologica - Category: OBGYN Tags: Minerva Ginecol Source Type: research