Population-Based Pertussis Incidence and Risk Factors in Infants Less Than 6 Months in Nepal | Zendy

Michelle M. Hughes | Zendy; Janet A. Englund | Zendy; Jane Kuypers | Zendy; James M. Tielsch | Zendy; Subarna K. Khatry | Zendy; Laxman Shrestha | Zendy; Steven C. LeClerq | Zendy; Mark C. Steinhoff | Zendy; Joanne Katz | Zendy

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Population-Based Pertussis Incidence and Risk Factors in Infants Less Than 6 Months in Nepal

Author(s) -

Michelle M. Hughes,

Janet A. Englund,

Jane Kuypers,

James M. Tielsch,

Subarna K. Khatry,

Laxman Shrestha,

Steven C. LeClerq,

Mark C. Steinhoff,

Joanne Katz

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 2048-7207

pISSN - 2048-7193

DOI - 10.1093/jpids/piw079

Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , population , environmental health , optics , physics

Pertussis is estimated to cause 2 percent of childhood deaths globally and is a growing public health problem in developed countries despite high vaccination coverage. Infants are at greatest risk of morbidity and mortality. Maternal vaccination during pregnancy may be effective to prevent pertussis in young infants, but population-based estimates of disease burden in infants are lacking, particularly in low-income countries. The objective of this study was to estimate the incidence of pertussis in infants less than 6 months of age in Sarlahi District, Nepal.

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