Sources of Infant Pertussis Infection in the United States

Sources of Infant Pertussis Infection in the United States

Pertussis is poorly controlled, with the highest rates of morbidity and mortality among infants. Although the source of infant pertussis is often unknown, when identified, mothers have historically been the most common reservoir of transmission. Despite high vaccination coverage, disease incidence h...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2015-10, Vol.136 (4), p.635-641
Hauptverfasser: Skoff, Tami H, Kenyon, Cynthia, Cocoros, Noelle, Liko, Juventila, Miller, Lisa, Kudish, Kathy, Baumbach, Joan, Zansky, Shelley, Faulkner, Amanda, Martin, Stacey W
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Analysis
Babies
Care and treatment
Child
Child, Preschool
Epidemiology
Female
Health aspects
Humans
Infant
Infants
Male
Middle Aged
Morbidity
Mortality
Pediatrics
Siblings
United States - epidemiology
Whooping cough
Whooping Cough - epidemiology
Whooping Cough - transmission
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:Pertussis is poorly controlled, with the highest rates of morbidity and mortality among infants. Although the source of infant pertussis is often unknown, when identified, mothers have historically been the most common reservoir of transmission. Despite high vaccination coverage, disease incidence has been increasing. We examined whether infant source of infection (SOI) has changed in the United States in light of the changing epidemiology. Cases
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2015-1120