Vaccination against pertussis in Latin American preterm and low-birth weight infants: experts opinion position for a neglected childhood age group

• Main Authors: María L Avila-Agüero (Author), Sebastián Ospina-Henao (Author), Cristina Mariño (Author), Mirella Vázquez-Rivera (Author), Juan Pablo Torres (Author), Dora Estripeaut (Author), Rolando Ulloa-Gutierrez (Author), Angela Gentile (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Pertussis remains as one of the oldest leading vaccine-preventable diseases of childhood, despite many decades of primary vaccine doses and boosters' implementation. Although the epidemiology is well understood in infants and children, premature babies and low-birth weight infants re...