Suffer the Infants: A Severe Case of Pertussis in Oregon, 2012

Public Health Reports
Juventila LikoPaul R Cieslak

Abstract

Pertussis remains a public health concern in Oregon, especially among young infants. The disease can be severe in this age group and is associated with a high inpatient cost. This report describes an Oregon infant who was hospitalized with pertussis for 90 days, required extracorporeal oxygenation for 43 days, suffered complications including stroke, and had hospital charges totaling $1.5 million. Pertussis morbidity among young infants argues for vaccination of women during each pregnancy and of infants beginning promptly at two months of age.

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Oct 1, 2019·Public Health Reports·Juventila LikoPaul R Cieslak
Jan 11, 2018·Pediatric Critical Care Medicine : a Journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies·Michele DomicoKatherine L Brown

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