Development and validation of the in vitro microfold cell model to investigate the role of breastmilk antibodies in infant protection against pertussis. University of Antwerp
Pertussis (better known as whooping cough) is a vaccine-preventable respiratory tract infection mostly affecting infants who are too young to be protected by the currently available vaccines. To better protect these infants, pertussis vaccination during pregnancy has been introduced in a lot of countries worldwide. Vaccination with a tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis vaccine raises the titer of disease-specific maternal antibodies in ...