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Whole-cell pertussis vaccine in early infancy for the prevention of allergy

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives were to assess the efficacy and safety of whole‐cell pertussis (wP) vaccinations in comparison to acellular pertussis (aP) vaccinations in early infancy for the prevention of atopic diseases in children.

Citation:
Perez Chacon G, Estcourt M, Ramsay J, Brennan-Jones CG, Richmond P, Holt P, Snelling T. Whole-cell pertussis vaccine in early infancy for the prevention of allergy. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2020;2020(7).

Keywords:
acellular pertussis; whooping cough; food allergy; asthma

Abstract:
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives were to assess the efficacy and safety of whole‐cell pertussis (wP) vaccinations in comparison to acellular pertussis (aP) vaccinations in early infancy for the prevention of atopic diseases in children.