title: [New Swiss recommendations for adult boosters against pertussis, tetanus and diphtheria].
abstract: Pertussis remains frequent in Switzerland (4000 yearly cases), where 80% of infants are infected by their family. To better protect parents and infants, a diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (dTpa) booster is thus recommended at 25 years (catch-up 26-29 years), and to adults of any age in personal or professional contacts with infants < or = 6 months. In contrast, diphtheria-tetanus boosters may be spaced every 20 years (dTpa at 25, dT at 45 and 65 years), avoiding useless immunizations. A 10-year interval remains recommended after the age of 65. The Swiss immunization plan thus adapts to recent evidence, to the risk of pushing the habits! Fortunately, a Swiss electronic immunization record allowing a vaccine check (www.myvaccines.ch) is now available for free to both the public and the professio-
authors.affiliation: Centre de vaccinologie, Faculté de médecine et HUG, CMU, 1211 Genève 4. Claire-Anne.Siegrist@unige.ch
authors.forename: C-A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Siegrist
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015721:Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007117:Immunization, Secondary / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology; D013742:Tetanus / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D015721:Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid