The Protective Role of Maternal Immunization in Early Life

• Main Authors: Bianca Cinicola (Author), Maria Giulia Conti (Author), Gianluca Terrin (Author), Mayla Sgrulletti (Author), Reem Elfeky (Author), Rita Carsetti (Author), Ane Fernandez Salinas (Author), Eva Piano Mortari (Author), Giulia Brindisi (Author), Mario De Curtis (Author), Anna Maria Zicari (Author), Viviana Moschese (Author), Marzia Duse (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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With birth, the newborn is transferred from a quasi-sterile environment to the outside world. At this time, the neonatal immune system is inexperienced and continuously subject to a process of development as it encounters different antigenic stimuli after birth. It is initially characterized by a bi...