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Research Paper

Changes in DT vaccine frequency and indications for use following introduction of DTaP vaccine

Patti J. Benson, Lisa A. Jackson, Thomas G. Rees and John B. Dunn

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Our population-based study among HMO members under seven years of age in 1993-2000 showed that frequency of diphtheria and tetanus toxoid vaccine (DT) use declined significantly following the introduction of acellular pertussis-containing (DTaP) vaccine. We also observed changes in indications for DT following the transition to DTaP among children under two years of age; notably, a decline in the proportion of children receiving DT due to a reported prior vaccine reaction and an increase in the proportion of children receiving DT due to parental request and a history of pertussis.

Authors

Patti J. Benson

Group Health Center for Health Studies; Seattle, Washington USA

Lisa A. Jackson

Group Health Center for Health Studies; Seattle, Washington USA

Thomas G. Rees

Group Health Center for Health Studies; Seattle, Washington USA

John B. Dunn

Group Health Permanente and Group Health Center for Health Studies; Seattle, Washington USA

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