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Update on pertussis and pertussis immunization [PDF]
Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2010 Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory tract disease caused by Bordetella pertussis infection. The clinical manifestation of this infection can be severe enough to cause death.
Jung Yun Hong
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Vaccine: X, 2021 Many countries have reported antigenic divergence among circulating Bordetella pertussis strains, mainly in those countries which introduced the acellular pertussis (aP) vaccine. This phenomenon can be seen, for example, with the recent rise of pertactin
Daniela Leite +9 more
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Hospital-based prospective study of pertussis in infants and close contacts in Tehran, Iran
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 Background Pertussis remain a global health concern, especially in infants too young to initiate their vaccination. Effective vaccination and high coverage limit the circulation of the pathogen, yet duration of protection is limited and boosters are ...
Gaelle Noel +15 more
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The Impact of Early Postpartum Maternal Pertussis Vaccination on the Protection of Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Immunology, 2019 Background: Despite primary vaccination, infants under six months run a risk of infection with pertussis. Objective: To determine the impact of early postpartum maternal pertussis vaccination on protecting infants from the disease.
Ayse Kilic +10 more
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THE TREATMENT OF PERTUSSIS. [PDF]
The Lancet, 1886 n ...
Cory, F. W., Kerr, J. L.
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 Pertussis is a severe human respiratory tract infectious disease caused by Bordetella pertussis that primarily affects infants and young children.
Jingjing Gao +6 more
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PLoS Pathogens, 2022 Pulmonary infections caused by Bordetella pertussis used to be the prime cause of infant mortality in the pre-vaccine era and mouse models of pertussis pneumonia served in characterization of B. pertussis virulence mechanisms.
Jana Holubova +5 more
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AAOHN Journal, 2011 In 2009, nearly 17,000 cases of pertussis (whooping cough) were reported in the United States, but many more go undiagnosed and unreported. Implications for occupational health nurses include assistance in early diagnosis of adult cases and prevention for employee families at home and abroad.
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Pathogen analysis of pertussis-like syndrome in children
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020 Background The aim of the study was to identify the pathogens, in addition to bordetella pertussis (B. pertussis), which cause pertussis-like syndrome in children and to compare clinical presentation between those with B.
Wenjing Gu +10 more
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Global Health Journal, 2021 Aim: Pertussis is a respiratory tract infection, the vaccine for which was introduced in the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) in Guizhou Province of China (hereafter referred as Guizhou) in the 1980s.
Feng Jiang +3 more
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