Protecting infants against pertussis: The cocooning strategy in practice

Catherine A. Carrico; Catherine O'Keefe

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Protecting infants against pertussis: The cocooning strategy in practice

Catherine A. Carrico, Catherine O'Keefe

College of Nursing

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Abstract

Cocooning is a strategy to protect infants from pertussis. This study explored the postpartum Tdap status of close newborn contacts during a primary care visit. The findings include a summary of the results and the implications for nurse practitioner practice to decrease the incidence of pertussis in the young infant.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	40-45
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nurse Practitioner
Volume	38
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000426408.54853.2b
State	Published - Mar 10 2013

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Nursing(all)

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Protecting infants against pertussis: The cocooning strategy in practice

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