Pertussis is a severe respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis, and in 2008,
pertussis was associated with an estimated 16 million cases and 195,000 deaths globally …

Cough is one of the most common symptoms for which patients seek medical attention from
primary care physicians and pulmonologists, 1 probably because cough can so profoundly …

This report updates, expands, and replaces the previously published CDC" Guideline for
Prevention of Nosocomial Pneumonia". The new guidelines are designed to reduce the …

Although the introduction of universal pertussis immunisation in infants has greatly reduced
the number of reported cases in infants and young children, disease incidence has been …

Background: Patients who complain of a persistent cough lasting> 3 weeks after
experiencing the acute symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection may have a …

Abstract The World Health Organization recommended that a pertussis incidence of< 1 case
per 100,000 population be achieved in Europe by 2000. Available data indicate that this …

Reported incidence of pertussis in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic
Area (EEA) varies and may not reflect the real situation, while vaccine-induced protection …

In the past decade, numerous sources have noted an increase in reported pertussis in
highly immunized populations. This has been accompanied by a perceived change in …

From 1989 to 1998, the incidence of pertussis increased in Massachusetts adolescents and
adults, reaching 71 and 5 per 100,000, respectively, by 1998, whereas the incidence in …

PERTUSSIS IS INCREASING IN FREQUENCY among children too young to be vaccinated
and among adolescents and adults. This increase is due mainly to waning immunity among …