Clinical characteristics and pertussis costs in cases reported to epidemiological services and cases detected in household contacts in Catalonia (Spain)
Purpose To assess the clinical characteristics and direct health costs associated with pertussis cases reported to and confirmed by epidemiological services and cases detected among household contacts in Catalonia (Spain) in 2012–2013. Methods All pertussis cases confirmed by the epidemiological ser...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases 2016-02, Vol.35 (2), p.285-292 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Purpose
To assess the clinical characteristics and direct health costs associated with pertussis cases reported to and confirmed by epidemiological services and cases detected among household contacts in Catalonia (Spain) in 2012–2013.
Methods
All pertussis cases confirmed by the epidemiological services (
n
= 641) and all cases detected among the household contacts (
n
= 422) were included in the study. The chi-square test and odds ratios were used to compare percentages and the
t
-test was used to compare mean pertussis costs, with
p
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| ISSN: | 0934-9723 1435-4373 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10096-015-2542-3 |