Pertussis: A Persistent Cause of Morbidity and Mortality in Young Infants

In 2012, a pertussis outbreak in Dallas County resulted in the deaths of 4 children (3, unvaccinated; 2,

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Journal of pediatrics 2014-06, Vol.164 (6), p.1489-1492.e1
Main Authors: Cantey, Joseph B., MD, Sánchez, Pablo J., MD, Tran, Judy, MPH, MT, Chung, Wendy, MD, MPH, Siegel, Jane D., MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Medical Centers
Child, Preschool
Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines - administration & dosage
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant Mortality - trends
Male
Pediatrics
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - epidemiology
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - prevention & control
Pregnancy Trimester, Third
Risk Assessment
Survival Rate
Texas - epidemiology
Vaccination - methods
Whooping Cough - epidemiology
Whooping Cough - prevention & control
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:In 2012, a pertussis outbreak in Dallas County resulted in the deaths of 4 children (3, unvaccinated; 2,
ISSN:0022-3476
1097-6833
DOI:10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.01.023