title: Protecting infants against pertussis: the cocooning strategy in practice.
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.
authors: Creighton University's School of Nursing in Omaha, NE, USA.
authors: Catherine A
authors: CA
authors: Carrico
authors: Catherine
authors: C
authors: O'Keefe
mesh_terms: D022681:Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009035:Mothers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000379:methods*; D059017:Primary Care Nursing; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D022681:Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines