Epidemic pertussis in 2012--the resurgence of a vaccine-preventable disease

N Engl J Med. 2012 Aug 30;367(9):785-7. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1209051. Epub 2012 Aug 15.

Author

James D Cherry¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA.

PMID: 22894554
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1209051

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
Bordetella pertussis* / genetics
Cough / microbiology
Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines / administration & dosage
Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines / immunology
Epidemics*
Humans
Immunization Schedule
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Population Surveillance
United States / epidemiology
Whooping Cough / diagnosis
Whooping Cough / epidemiology*
Whooping Cough / immunology

Substances

Antibodies, Bacterial
Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines