Pandemic Influenza A H1N1 2009 Infection versus Vaccination: A Cohort Study Comparing Immune Responses in Pregnancy

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033048
• Publication Date: 2012-03-23T13:08:41Z
• Authors: Barbra M. Fisher; Janice Van Bockern; Jan Hart; Anne M. Lynch; Virginia D. Winn; Ronald S. Gibbs; Adriana Weinberg
• Keywords: Pandemic; H1n1 pandemic; H1N1 influenza

With the emergence of H1N1 pandemic (pH1N1) influenza, CDC recommended that pregnant women be one five initial target groups to receive 2009 monovalent vaccine, regardless prior infection with this influenza strain. We sought compare immune response versus vaccination and determine extent passive immunity conferred newborn.