Despite modern diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccines and high vaccine coverage, a
resurgence of pertussis (whooping cough) has been observed globally. In North America …

Results Primary and booster doses of the pertussis vaccine seem to partially control
transmission of the disease, but despite the different preventive strategies available …

Despite more than 50 years of primary immunization against diphtheria, pertussis, and
tetanus in Russia, complicated illnesses, including fatal ones, still occur. The goal of this …

Introduction The prevalence of anti-pertussis antibodies among infants and children in Iran
has not been thoroughly investigated. Given that recommendations for booster vaccines are …

Background Maternal immunization with tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and
acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) has recently been implemented to prevent infant …

Background Passive transferred antibodies to the fetus play an essential role on protecting
neonates and young infants until infant vaccination is more efficacious. However, very little is …

Background Nowadays, a shift in age distribution and the increasing incidence of pertussis
among adolescents and adults have been reported in the world. The aim of this study was to …

Objective: To define the level of alarm threshold for pertussis aberrations and to detect the
aberrations of the reported suspected cases of pertussis from the Mazandaran province in …

Résumé La coqueluche est une infection respiratoire causée principalement par Bordetella
pertussis, la maladie est gravissime pour le nouveau-né. La généralisation de l'utilisation …

Background: Pertussis is a life-threatening type of infection in non-immune infants younger
than six months of age. Vaccination of pregnant women with tetanus, diphtheria, and …