Journal article
Pertussis in the Era of New Strains of Bordetella pertussis
Infectious disease clinics of North America, v 29(4), pp 699-713
Dec 2015
PMID: 26337739
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Abstract
Despite implementation of a successful vaccination program, pertussis remains a significant health problem. Although the incidence of pertussis in the United States is reduced by approximately 80% compared with incidence before the introduction of vaccination in the 1940s, deaths still occur and the unrecognized disease burden remains high, with 1 million Bordetella pertussis infections annually in the United States estimated by serologic surveys. Reasons for the resurgence and current prevalence of pertussis may be multifactorial and include waning vaccine-induced protection as well as lower vaccine effectiveness, failure to vaccinate, and changes in the organism itself.
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- Title
- Pertussis in the Era of New Strains of Bordetella pertussis
- Creators
- Emily Souder - St. Christopher's Hospital for ChildrenSarah S Long - St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
- Publication Details
- Infectious disease clinics of North America, v 29(4), pp 699-713
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pediatrics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000367209400008
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84947869795
- Other Identifier
- 991019169545904721
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- Immunology
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