Objectives To assess the prevalence of and risk factors for urinary (UI) and fecal (FI)
incontinence in adults in long-term care (LTC) settings and in the community, the …

BACKGROUND: For the first time, pertussis vaccines for adolescents and adults (combined
with tetanus and diphtheria toxoids [Tdap]) became available in the United States in 2005 …

Important changes have occurred in the National Immunisation Program for pertussis during
the decade 1995-2005, including the introduction of acellular pertussis vaccine for all doses …

BACKGROUND: Prior economic analyses have reached disparate conclusions about
whether vaccinating adults against pertussis would be cost effective. Newly available data …

Objective. Pertussis outbreaks in healthcare settings result in resource-intensive control
activities, but studies have rarely evaluated the associated costs. We describe and estimate …

The introduction of routine vaccination against Bordetella pertussis more than a half century
ago led to a drastic decline in the number of reported cases of pertussis. It was originally …

Objective. To determine knowledge and attitudes about pertussis and pertussis vaccination
among healthcare workers (HCWs). Design. Self-administered, Web-based survey. Setting …

During a large pertussis outbreak, culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were used
to identify 149 case patients; of these case patients, 79 had positive PCR and culture results …

The annual contact for influenza vaccination provides an opportunity to ensure that adults
have received other recommended vaccines such as Tdap. Healthy 19–64 year-olds were …

Pertussis disease remains a major global health problem. Both the public and health care
professionals remain poorly informed about the disease caused by Bordetella pertussis …