Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of pertussis in children and their close contacts in households: A cross-sectional survey in Zhejiang Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the expanded immunization programs, the "re-emergence of pertussis" has become a global concern in recent years. At present, the prevalence of pertussis in China is seriously underestimated, and the role of close contact on the disease spreading in children remains unclear.

Objectives

Our study aimed to investigate pertussis's epidemiological and clinical characteristics in children and their close contacts in households, as well as the antimicrobial resistance of Bordetella pertussis (B. pertussis) in Zhejiang Province, China.

Methods

We have collected the retrospective and prospective data of children who were suspected of pertussis and their close contacts in households from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2020, in the Children's H

SUBMITTER: Lin LN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9434343 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature