Old Disease, Innovative Response: Accelerating Infant Vaccination During a Community Pertussis Outbreak

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Old Disease, Innovative Response

Accelerating Infant Vaccination During a Community Pertussis Outbreak

Commentary by Samir S. Shah, MD, MSCE; Matthew M. Davis, MD, MAPP

JAMA. 2009;301(21):2260-2261.

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Effects ofa Minimum Interval Immunization Schedule for Diphtheria andTetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Vaccination During aPertussis Outbreak
Daniel Bronson-Lowe, PhD; Shoana M. Anderson,MPH
Objective To examine the impact of a minimum interval schedulefor administering diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellularpertussis vaccine (DTaP) in infants during a statewide pertussisoutbreak on receipt of inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) and pneumococcalconjugate vaccine (PCV).
Design Retrospective cohort studyusing the state immunization registry.
Setting Arizona.
ParticipantsArizona children born between February 1 and September 30, 2005,who received their initial DTaP dose during a statewide pertussisoutbreak (N = 45 129).
Main Exposures Childrenwho received at least 1 dose of DTaP on the minimum intervalschedule (minimum interval group) compared with children whoreceived all doses of DTaP on the standard . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Author Affiliations: Division of Infectious Diseases and the Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Dr Shah); Departments of Pediatrics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia (Dr Shah); and Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Divisions of General Pediatrics and General Internal Medicine, and Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Dr Davis).

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