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THE TREATMENT OF PERTUSSIS WITH VACCINE [PDF]
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1912 The seriousness of pertussis in the infant, its tendency to be complicated by pneumonia, emphysema, convulsions and perhaps paralysis, and the possibility of a fatal termination, have caused this disease to occupy a prominent place in the minds of all physicians, particularly as it is so commonly seen in infancy, 50 per cent.
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Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim To determine the clinico‐demographic profile and predictors of mortality in hospitalised children with diphtheria. Methods This retrospective cohort study included 202 children aged 5–16 years diagnosed with diphtheria per WHO criteria at Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, from January 2023 to December 2024. Data on demographics, vaccination
Amir Muhammad +6 more
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A Personalised Vaccination Program Based on Immune Reconstitution in Paediatric Cancer Survivors
Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aims Paediatric cancer survivors often experience treatment‐induced immunosuppression, requiring post‐treatment revaccination. However, immune recovery timelines vary, and current revaccination guidelines, largely based on data of varied quality derived from studies on acute‐lymphoblastic‐leukaemia (ALL), may not be applicable across all ...
Menucha Jurkowicz +17 more
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Current Opinion in Immunology, 2023 Whooping cough, caused by Bordetella pertussis, is still a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Current acellular pertussis (aP) vaccines induce potent circulating IgG and prevent severe disease in children/adults and in infants born to vaccinated mothers.
Pauline, Schmitt +4 more
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Severe Bordetella pertussis infection and vaccine issue in Chongqing, from 2012 to 2018
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019 Objective: Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory illness mainly caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Bordetella pertussis. The infection of B. pertussis has been increasing and the current diagnosis of pertussis in children is challenging; little
Zhidai Liu +11 more
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Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim To analyse the association between specific socioeconomic measures and the risk of incomplete vaccination for diphtheria‐tetanus‐pertussis (DTP) and measles‐containing vaccine (MCV) in Swedish two‐year‐olds. Methods This nationwide, population‐based cohort study included 227 457 children born in Sweden during 2014–2015.
Cecilia Chrapkowska Almqvist +5 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017 Background Tetanus-reduced dose diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination during adolescence was introduced in response to the resurgence of pertussis in various countries.
Hyo Jin Kwon +7 more
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Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim Maternal immunization is essential for preventing severe influenza and pertussis in pregnant women and young infants. Despite clear recommendations, uptake in Greece remains suboptimal, and evidence on effective antenatal interventions is limited.
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2000 We analyzed pertussis reporting, death, hospitalization, and serodiagnostic data from 1976 to 1998 to help explain the cause of the 1996 pertussis outbreak in the Netherlands. The unexpected outbreak was detected by an increase in pertussis reporting and
Hester E. de Melker +5 more
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Understanding the Epidemiology of Pertussis in Denmark
Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
Tine Dalby +2 more
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