Pertussis hospitalizations among term and preterm infants: clinical course and vaccine effectiveness

Pertussis hospitalizations among term and preterm infants: clinical course and vaccine effectiveness

Abstract Background Pertussis causes severe disease in young unvaccinated infants, with preterms potentially at highest risk. We studied pertussis in hospitalized infants as related to gestational age (GA) and vaccination history. Methods Medical record data of 0-2y old patients hospitalized for per...

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Main Authors: Nicoline A. T. van der Maas, Elisabeth A. M. Sanders, Florens G. A. Versteegh, Albertine Baauw, Anneke Westerhof, Hester E. de Melker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Pertussis
Preterms
Infants
Hospitalization
Vaccine effectiveness
Vaccination
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4563-5

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