Maternal Immunization
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- 30 March 2017
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 376 (13) , 1256-1267
Abstract
Infants can be protected against a variety of dangerous infections early in life through immunity transferred from their mothers. This article reviews the efficacy of maternal immunization in the prevention of infections in babies too young to be immunized directly.Keywords
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