[Pre- and postgestational vaccination].
Vaccination is one of the most important methods to prevent infectious diseases, it consist of application of an inactive but immunogenic antigen, with the objective of simulating a natural infection and originate an immunological response. Important vaccines used in women's reproductive age are: 1) antirubella, if the woman has not serum antibodies against rubella virus; 2) tetanus toxoid is indicated in all pregnant women which had not been vaccinated against tetanus in the last ten years; 3) hepatitis B vaccine, to be applicated in newborns of women with positive serological indicators of chronic hepatitis B infection; 4) antirabies vaccine and gamaglobulin hiperimmune must be used in women with a recent exposure to rabies virus.
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Departamento de Infectología e Inmunología, Instituto Nacional de Perinatología, México, D.F.
D005260:Female; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D011181:Postnatal Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012411:Rubella Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D011819:Rabies Vaccines; D012411:Rubella Vaccine; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid
Vacunación pre y posgestacional.