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Pregnancy and infection: using disease pathogenesis to inform vaccine strategy

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Vermillion, Meghan S., Klein, Sabra L.·2018·npj Vaccines

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Vaccination is the mainstay of preventative medicine for many infectious diseases. Pregnant women, unborn fetuses, and neonates represent three at-risk populations that can be simultaneously protected by strategic vaccination protocols. Because the pathogenesis of different infectious microbes varies based on tissue tropism, timing of infection, and host susceptibility, the goals of immunization are not uniform across all vaccines. Mechanistic understanding of infectious disease pathogenesis and immune responses is therefore essential to inform vaccine design and the implementation of appropriate immunization protocols that optimize protection of pregnant women, fetuses, and neonates.

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  • The dynamic nature of the immune system during pregnancy increases a person's susceptibility to infectious diseases.

    “The dynamic nature of the immune system during pregnancy increases a person’s susceptibility to infectious diseases, and infection can have disastrous impacts on maternal health and fetal development219.”
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Authors
Vermillion, M. S., & Klein, S. L.
Affiliations
Johns Hopkins University (US)
Corresponding author
Klein, Sabra L.
Venue
npj Vaccines
Published
2018-02-01
Volume
3
Issue
1
Pages
6-6
ISSN
2059-0105 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2796627031
Cited by
39
References
178
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 4
FWCI
0.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • npj Vaccines (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • National Institutes of Health (T32OD011089)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (T32GM008752)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune responses and vaccinations
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Neonatal and Maternal Infections
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology › Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
Keywords
pregnancy, infection, vaccine design, pathogenesis, maternal immunization, fetal protection, neonatal protection, tissue tropism, timing of infection, host susceptibility, immune response, vaccination protocols

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