Bordetella pertussis Infection in South African HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Mother-Infant Dyads: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

Conclusions. Bordetella pertussis identification was common among young infants with respiratory illness, most of whom were too young to be fully protected through direct vaccination. Vaccination of pregnant women might be a valuable strategy in a setting such us ours to prevent B. pertussis–associated illness in women and their young infants.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases - November 11, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Nunes, M. C., Downs, S., Jones, S., van Niekerk, N., Cutland, C. L., Madhi, S. A. Tags: INFANT PERTUSSIS DISEASE BURDEN IN THE CONTEXT OF MATERNAL IMMUNIZATION STRATEGIES Source Type: research