Pertussis Epidemic in Lower-Grade Schoolchildren Without Preschool Vaccination Boosters

Takahisa Kimiya; Masayoshi Shinjoh; Akiko Miyata; Takao Takahashi

Pertussis Epidemic in Lower-Grade Schoolchildren Without Preschool Vaccination Boosters

Takahisa Kimiya, Masayoshi Shinjoh, Akiko Miyata, Takao Takahashi

Department of Pediatrics

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We investigated the characteristics of patients with pertussis who did not receive preschool vaccination boosters. Fifteen patients with laboratory-confirmed pertussis and 29 pertussis-negative patients were compared. All pertussis-positive patients, but only 17% of pertussis-negative patients, were elementary school age and older. There is a need to study the utility of routine preschool pertussis vaccine booster in Japan.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	73-74
Number of pages	2
Journal	Indian Pediatrics
Volume	58
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 2021 Jan 15

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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