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A Small‐Scale Regional External Quality Assessment of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Bordetella pertussis in China

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.
An external quality assessment (EQA) was conducted to evaluate the performance of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) for Bordetella pertussis across 69 laboratories in Chongqing, China. Among 345 total reports, 341 (98.8%) were concordant with expected results, while four false negatives occurred in low‐concentration samples near the analytical ...
Yuanyuan Guo, Junjiang Zhou, Zhijie Li, Jiangming Xiao, Tian Li, Changchun Niu, Yang Luo   +6 more
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Trends in hospitalizations for vaccine‐preventable diseases in the United States from 2014 to 2024

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives Vaccination rates have declined in recent years, resulting in outbreaks of vaccine‐preventable diseases (VPDs) among children. We aimed to evaluate VPD hospitalization rates from 2014 to 2024 and to report associated trends in outcomes including intensive care utilization, mortality, readmissions, and costs.
Nathan M. Money, Erin Sullivan, Hannah Rector, Corrie E. McDaniel, Jessica L. Markham, Mersine A. Bryan   +5 more
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Vaccination in pediatric transplantation—General recommendations. A position paper by the European Reference Network TransplantChild

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Infectious diseases remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among pediatric transplant recipients, despite significant advances in transplantation management. Vaccination is the most effective strategy to prevent infections; however, its efficacy is hindered in solid organ transplant (SOT) and hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT)
Valeria Casotti, Francesco Saglio, Adriana Balduzzi, Peter Barany, Vibeke Brix Christensen, Simona Buelli, Daniele Donà, Maja Klaudel‐Dreszler, Sara Mosca, Andrea Pietrobattista, Michele Pinon, Giusy Ranucci, Lars Wennberg, Lorenzo D'Antiga, ERN TransplantChild Working Group, Claudia Vittori, Manuela Tumino, B. Ruben Brandsema, Lisa Swartling, Silvia Garazzino, Carlo Pace Napoleone, Kai Lehmberg, Isabella Guzzo, Charlotte Roy, Nicola Pradegan, Silvia Simo Nebot, Maria Herthelius, Angelo Mazza, Enrico Aidala, Oleg Godik, Victoria Bordon Cueto De Braem, Marco Busutti, Emily Claire Argento, Marc Garcia Lorenzo, Timo Jahnukainen, Zoryana Ivanyuk   +35 more
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The impact of multiplex panel testing on ascertainment of pertussis-attributable, non-infant deaths: national surveillance from England

Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Understanding the burden of pertussis and pertussis-related mortality is important in enabling a better understanding of population vulnerability and supporting vaccination program planning.
Catherine Sandford Alber, Emer Cullen, Sonia Ribeiro, David J. Litt, Gayatri Amirthalingam, Helen Campbell, Sharif A. Ismail   +6 more
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The Present and Future Aspects of Life-Long Pertussis Prevention: Narrative Review with Regional Perspectives for Türkiye

Infectious Diseases and Therapy, 2023
Pertussis, caused by Bordetella pertussis, remains one of the most widespread, contagious, and vaccine-preventable diseases. It results in notable morbidity and mortality as well as severe medical, social, and economic burden. Despite high global vaccine
Tamer Pehlivan, Ener Cagri Dinleyici, Ateş Kara, Zafer Kurugöl, Hasan Tezer, Nur Baran Aksakal, Aydan Biri, Alpay Azap   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pertussis: Resurgence of a forgotten entity

Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, 2020
Pertussis is a serious and life-threatening infection of infancy. Recurrent apnea with a paroxysm of cough is the early clue for its diagnosis. The rate of pertussis increased worldwide with the occurrence of regular outbreaks globally, including India ...
Mukesh Kumar Jain, Sibabratta Patnaik, Bandya Sahoo, Reshmi Mishra   +3 more
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Surveillance of Circulating Bordetella pertussis Strains in Europe during 1998 to 2015 [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2018
ABSTRACT One reason for increased pertussis incidence is the adaptation of Bordetella pertussis to vaccine-induced immunity by modulating its genomic structure. This study, EUpert IV, includes 265 isolates collected from nine European countries during 2012 to 2015 ( n = 265) and ...
Alex-Mikael Barkoff, Jussi Mertsola, Denis Pierard, Tine Dalby, Silje Vermedal Hoegh, Sophie Guillot, Paola Stefanelli, Marjolein van Gent, Guy Berbers, Didrik F. Vestrheim, Margrethe Greve-Isdahl, Lena Wehlin, Margaretha Ljungman, Norman K. Fry, Kevin Markey, Kari Auranen, Qiushui He   +16 more
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Swedish Infants Developed Pertussis at a Younger Age if Their Mother Was the Possible Source of Infection in 2009–2015

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim The aim of this study was to investigate the possible source of laboratory‐confirmed pertussis in infants under 6 months of age. Methods This nationwide prospective study was based on laboratory‐confirmed cases reported in the enhanced pertussis surveillance in Sweden from 2009 to 2015. The parents or carers of 345 infants were interviewed
Bernice Aronsson, Lennart Nilsson, Jann Storsaeter, Henrik Källberg, Emma Appelqvist   +4 more
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Risk factors for pertussis among hospitalized children in a high HIV prevalence setting, South Africa

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background: In low- and middle-income countries, including South Africa, the epidemiology of pertussis in relation to immunization, nutritional, and HIV status is poorly described.
N.M. du Plessis, G. Ntshoe, G. Reubenson, R. Kularatne, L. Blumberg, J. Thomas, T. Avenant   +6 more
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Update on Selected Adverse Events of Concern Following Immunization With Acellular Pertussis Vaccines, a Narrative Review

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To provide an update paper on evidence of adverse events of concern following immunization (AEFI) with pertussis vaccines, focusing primarily on acellular (aP) vaccines. Methods Evidence was synthesised from epidemiological studies, systematic reviews over recent decades, expert interpretations in reviews from relevant research teams and ...
Lennart Nilsson, Jann Storsaeter
wiley   +1 more source