Vaccinated Children and Adolescents With Pertussis Infections Experience Reduced Illness Severity and Duration, Oregon, 2010–2012 | Zendy

Russell Barlow | Zendy; Laura Reynolds | Zendy; Paul R. Cieslak | Zendy; Amy Sullivan | Zendy

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Vaccinated Children and Adolescents With Pertussis Infections Experience Reduced Illness Severity and Duration, Oregon, 2010–2012

Author(s) -

Russell Barlow,

Laura Reynolds,

Paul R. Cieslak,

Amy Sullivan

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciu156

Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , pediatrics , odds ratio , bordetella pertussis , hazard ratio , whooping cough , cohort , immunization , confidence interval , immunology , antigen , biology , bacteria , genetics

Bordetella pertussis causes severe respiratory illness among infants and adolescents. High proportions of breakthrough infection have been observed. To understand the effect of vaccination in the era of acellular pertussis vaccines (DTaP and Tdap), we assessed if vaccination status is associated with disease severity and duration.

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