Pertussis in infants less than 6 months of age and household contacts, Italy April 2014

Michela Sali; Gabriele Buttinelli; Cecilia Fazio; Paola Vacca; Marilena La Sorda; Anna Carannante; Teresa Spanu; Piero Valentini; Paola Stefanelli

doi:10.1080/21645515.2015.1019190

Pertussis in infants less than 6 months of age and household contacts, Italy April 2014

Michela Sali, Gabriele Buttinelli, Cecilia Fazio, Paola Vacca, Marilena La Sorda, Anna Carannante, Teresa Spanu, Piero Valentini, Paola Stefanelli

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Abstract

We report pertussis cases in 4 infants less than 6 months admitted with symptoms compatible with pertussis to the intensive care unit of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome, April 2014. Realtime PCR confirmed pertussis diagnosis for the 4 infants, 2 of them were cousins, and for the household contacts of 1 of them. Analysis of pertussis toxin, its promoter and pertactin was also performed. First of all, this report emphasizes the need to investigate household contact of infants with pertussis; secondly, to evaluate the selective vaccination of household members of newborns as an effective programme to reduce pertussis in infants.

Lingua originale	English
pagine (da-a)	1173-1174
Numero di pagine	2
Rivista	HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2015.1019190
Stato di pubblicazione	Pubblicato - 2015

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Italy
household contacts
infant
pertussis
vaccine

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Pertussis in infants less than 6 months of age and household contacts, Italy April 2014

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