Waning protection after fifth dose of acellular pertussis vaccine in children.

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In the United States, children receive five doses of diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine before 7 years of age. The duration of protection after five doses of DTaP is unknown.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): N Engl J Med

Title: The New England journal of medicine

Publisher: Massachusetts Medical Society

ISSN (Electronic): 1533-4406

ISSN (Print): 0028-4793

Publication date (Electronic): Sep 13 2012

Volume: 367

Issue: 11

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[1 ] Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center, Oakland, CA 94612, USA. nicola.klein@kp.org

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DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1200850

PubMed ID: 22970945

SO-VID: c91ded90-554b-436d-a265-7c395a97fda5

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