Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is an acute respiratory tract infection that has
increased in incidence in recent years. The initial catarrhal stage presents with nonspecific …

Background Pertussis has resurged in the Netherlands since 1996. Several measures, ie
acceleration of the schedule, introduction of a preschool acellular pertussis booster and …

Background Many countries have reported an increase in the incidence of pertussis, which
has become a global public health concern. Methods In this study, the epidemiology of …

Background. Acellular pertussis (aP) and whole-cell (wP) pertussis vaccines are presumed
to have similar short-term (< 3 years after completion of the primary series) efficacy …

Objectives Pertussis is a vaccine-preventable disease. Despite this, it remains a major
health problem among children in developing countries and in recent years, has re-emerged …

En los últimos años se está observando una reemergencia de la tos ferina en los países con
amplias coberturas vacunales, con la aparición de brotes importantes. Este aumento de la …

Abstract Background and Aims The effectiveness and safety of vaccinations can be altered
by immunosuppressive therapies, and perhaps by inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) itself …

BACKGROUND: Pertussis is an acute infectious illness, caused by the bacteria Bordetella
pertussis and commonly known as “whooping cough”. Waning immunity after vaccination or …

Introduction Whole cell and acellular pertussis vaccines have been very effective in
decreasing the deaths of neonates and infants from Bordetella pertussis. Despite high …

It has been common to say that studies should address not just the question of what works,
but also how, where, for whom and at what cost? A unifying framework for such an approach …