Progress in the Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Pertussis

Current Infectious Disease Reports
Flor M Munoz, Wendy A. Keitel

Abstract

Pertussis ("whooping cough"), caused by the gram- negative pleomorphic bacillus Bordetella pertussis, is a highly contagious, potentially life-threatening respiratory tract illness that has re-emerged worldwide as a cause of substantial morbidity and mortality in infants, children, and adolescents, even in countries with high vaccination rates. Waning immunity after immunization during childhood has been associated with a growing pool of susceptible adolescents and adults who are capable of transmitting pertussis to vulnerable unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated infants. The use of acellular pertussis vaccine boosters in adolescents has been proposed and is likely to be recommended. Active immunization and improved methods for early diagnosis are key in the management of pertussis, and represent the most rapidly evolving aspects of this disease.

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