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Oral Fluid Testing for Pertussis, England and Wales, June 2007–August 2009
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014 Existing pertussis surveillance systems tend to underidentify less severe cases among older children and adults. For routine follow-up of notified, nonconfirmed, clinically diagnosed pertussis cases, use of an oral fluid test was pilot tested in England ...
Helen Campbell +7 more
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Cogent Public Health, 2022 Despite the vaccination program’s great effectiveness, pertussis outbreaks are still reported with substantial spatial heterogeneity. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the spatio-temporal patterns of pertussis to determine the hot spots with the high-
Xuan Le Thi Thanh +5 more
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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 +7 more
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A Survey of Pertussis Surveillance and Immunization Practices in Canada, 2012
Canada Communicable Disease Report, 2014 In 2012 there was an increase in the incidence of pertussis in the Americas. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) made a number of recommendations to strengthen surveillance, investigate outbreaks, to measure adequacy and timeliness of immunizations within the population and monitor policies related to high risk individuals such as health care ...
S, Desai, T, Smith, H, Deehan
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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 +5 more
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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 +3 more
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PM&R, EarlyView.Abstract Background Spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks, a rare but debilitating condition, have been described following spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) in case reports. However, the nature of the potential association between SMT and CSF leak is uncertain, and symptoms such as neck pain or headache may reflect preexisting leaks rather than ...
Robert J. Trager +4 more
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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 +6 more
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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 +4 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 +16 more
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