Pertussis is a severe respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis, and in 2008,
pertussis was associated with an estimated 16 million cases and 195,000 deaths globally …

Importance Parents hesitant to vaccinate their children may delay routine immunizations or
seek exemptions from state vaccine mandates. Recent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable …

This report compiles and summarizes all recommendations from CDC's Advisory Committee
on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding prevention and control of tetanus, diphtheria …

Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory illness caused by the bacterial pathogen
Bordetella pertussis. Pertussis rates in the United States have been rising and reached a 50 …

Detection of Ag-specific CD4+ T cells is central to the study of many human infectious
diseases, vaccines, and autoimmune diseases. However, such cells are generally rare and …

An analysis assessing for associations between pertactin production and both clinical
presentation and vaccine history found a significant association between vaccination and …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Pertussis incidence is increasing, possibly due to the
introduction of acellular vaccines, which may have decreased the durability of immune …

BACKGROUND: Pertussis is poorly controlled, with the highest rates of morbidity and
mortality among infants. Although the source of infant pertussis is often unknown, when …

The resurgence of pertussis over the past decades has resulted in incidence levels not
witnessed in the United States since the 1950s. The underlying causes have been the …

Background. We estimated the vaccine effectiveness (VE) of tetanus-diphtheria-acellular
pertussis vaccine (Tdap) for preventing pertussis among adolescents during a statewide …