Adults can experience typical symptoms of pertussis. Complications due to severe
paroxysmal coughing have been reported in this age group. We report carotid artery …

A significant increase in the incidence of pertussis in adolescents and adults has been
observed in vaccinated populations. Concomitantly, emergence of novel pertussis toxin and …

We compared pertussis surveillance systems of 16 European countries in the period 1998–
2002. In twelve out of sixteen countries the system covered the general population. Ten …

We estimated the incidence of pertussis in patients consulting general practitioners (GPs).
Between July 2009 and April 2011, we conducted a prospective cohort study of patients …

In a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial of pertussis immune globulin,
intravenous (P-IGIV), 25 infants hospitalized with pertussis were enrolled in 24 months (15 …

Background: The epidemiology of pertussis is changing, with a clear increase in the number
of cases diagnosed in adolescents and adults. This development has spurred studies and …

Background: A resurgence of pertussis has been observed in several countries; however,
inconsistent data are available for Europe. In Austria, routine pertussis vaccination for …

The tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) is recommended for all
adults in both Canada and the United States. There are few data on the proportion of …

Background. Australia introduced a fifth dose of pertussis vaccine at 4 to 5 years of age in
1994, the first country to do so for some 40 years. We report trends in national pertussis …

Methods: A retrospective analysis of the long-term dynamics of infectious diseases was
carried out using the data from the statistical collections for 2010-2020 and the Unified …