title: Preliminary results with an oral application of killed Purtussis bacteria in newborn infants.
abstract: Newborn babies have been vaccinated orally on five consecutive days, with 5 droplets of a vaccine containing 10(11) killed Bordetella pertussis. Eight out of twelve subjects showed antibody titres varying between 1:20 and 1:80.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D000917:Antibody Formation; D001886:Bordetella pertussis / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine