Completing the DTaP primary series was 96.2% effective against pertussis in Alaska children aged 6 months to 6 years during a record 2024 outbreak.
|Articles|November 28, 2017
10 ways to control infection (VIDEO)
Author(s)Bobby Lazzara, MD
For Contemporary Pediatrics, Dr Bobby Lazzara discusses a recent statement published in Pediatrics that discussed key ways to prevent and control infection in ambulatory settings.
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For Contemporary Pediatrics, Dr Bobby Lazzara discusses a recent statement published in Pediatrics that discussed key ways to prevent and control infection in ambulatory settings.
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