Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume 15, Issue 12 , Pages 1538-1542 , December 2009

Pertussis Immunity and Response to Tetanus-Reduced Diphtheria-Reduced Pertussis Vaccine (Tdap) after Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation

  • Trudy N. Small

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and reprint requests: Trudy N. Small, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021.
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  • Andrew D. Zelenetz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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  • Ariela Noy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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  • R. David Rice

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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  • Tanya M. Trippett

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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  • Lauren Abrey

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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  • Carol S. Portlock

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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  • Emily J. McCullagh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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  • Jill M. Vanak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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  • Ann Marie Mulligan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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  • Craig H. Moskowitz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York

Received 18 June 2009 ,Accepted 20 July 2009.

  • Image Result

    Pertussis titers after autologous PBSCT. The horizontal dashed line represents the lower limit of positive titers (> 5IU/mL).

    Pertussis titers after autologous PBSCT. The horizontal dashed line represents the lower limit of positive titers (> 5IU/mL).

  • Image Result

    Tetanus titers before and after Tdap administration in patients after PBSCT for HL or NHL. The dashed lines represent patients who either seroconverted or developed a>3-fold rise in tetanus antibod

    Tetanus titers before and after Tdap administration in patients after PBSCT for HL or NHL. The dashed lines represent patients who either seroconverted or developed a>3-fold rise in tetanus antibody. Nonresponders are indicated by solid lines.

 Financial disclosure: See Acknowledgments on page 1541.

PII: S1083-8791(09)00348-6

doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2009.07.018

Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume 15, Issue 12 , Pages 1538-1542 , December 2009

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