Hexavalent vaccines in preterm infants: an update by Italian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology jointly with the Italian Society of Neonatology

• Main Authors: E. Chiappini (Author), C. Petrolini (Author), C. Caffarelli (Author), M. Calvani (Author), F. Cardinale (Author), M. Duse (Author), A. Licari (Author), S. Manti (Author), A. Martelli (Author), D. Minasi (Author), M. Miraglia Del Giudice (Author), GB. Pajno (Author), C. Pietrasanta (Author), L. Pugni (Author), MA. Tosca (Author), F. Mosca (Author), GL. Marseglia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Hexavalent vaccines, protecting against six diseases (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis [DTaP], poliovirus, hepatitis B virus [HBV], and Haemophilus influenzae type b [Hib], are routinely the standard of care in Europe. The use of combined vaccines allows the reduction of number of injections...