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 |
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| Pages (from-to) | 40-45 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Nurse Practitioner |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 10 2013 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nursing(all)
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Carrico, C. A., & O'Keefe, C. (2013). Protecting infants against pertussis: The cocooning strategy in practice. Nurse Practitioner, 38(3), 40-45. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000426408.54853.2b