Update on pertussis and pertussis immunization
Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory tract disease caused by Bordetella pertussis infection. The clinical manifestation of this infection can be severe enough to cause death. Although pertussis has been supposed to be a vaccine-preventable disease ever since the widespread vaccination of chi...
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| description | Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory tract disease caused by Bordetella pertussis infection. The clinical manifestation of this infection can be severe enough to cause death. Although pertussis has been supposed to be a vaccine-preventable disease ever since the widespread vaccination of children against pertussis was started, since the 1990s, cases of pertussis and related fatalities are on the rise, especially in countries with high vaccination coverage. In Korea, there have been no deaths due to pertussis since 1990, and the vaccination rate continues to be approximately 94%. However, the number of pertussis cases reported to the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention has tended to increase in the 2000s, and in 2009, there was an obvious increase in the number of pertussis cases reported. This review aims to present the latest information about the pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of pertussis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-21034740dfcc4fa6bb846642158a39d82022-12-21T22:53:10ZengKorean Pediatric SocietyKorean Journal of Pediatrics1738-10612092-72582010-05-0153562963310.3345/kjp.2010.53.5.6292010530504Update on pertussis and pertussis immunizationJung Yun Hong0Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea.Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory tract disease caused by Bordetella pertussis infection. The clinical manifestation of this infection can be severe enough to cause death. Although pertussis has been supposed to be a vaccine-preventable disease ever since the widespread vaccination of children against pertussis was started, since the 1990s, cases of pertussis and related fatalities are on the rise, especially in countries with high vaccination coverage. In Korea, there have been no deaths due to pertussis since 1990, and the vaccination rate continues to be approximately 94%. However, the number of pertussis cases reported to the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention has tended to increase in the 2000s, and in 2009, there was an obvious increase in the number of pertussis cases reported. This review aims to present the latest information about the pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of pertussis.http://kjp.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjped-53-629.pdfPertussisVaccinationOutbreak |
| spellingShingle | Jung Yun Hong Update on pertussis and pertussis immunization Korean Journal of Pediatrics Pertussis Vaccination Outbreak |
| title | Update on pertussis and pertussis immunization |
| title_full | Update on pertussis and pertussis immunization |
| title_fullStr | Update on pertussis and pertussis immunization |
| title_full_unstemmed | Update on pertussis and pertussis immunization |
| title_short | Update on pertussis and pertussis immunization |
| title_sort | update on pertussis and pertussis immunization |
| topic | Pertussis Vaccination Outbreak |
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