Adult pertussis is hazardous for the newborn

Ellen Bamberger; Orna Starets-Haham; David Greenberg; Argyro Karidis; Nurit Porat; Gad Bar-Joseph; Rosa Gershtein; Isaac Srugo

doi:10.1086/504502

Adult pertussis is hazardous for the newborn

Ellen Bamberger, Orna Starets-Haham, David Greenberg, Argyro Karidis, Nurit Porat, Gad Bar-Joseph, Rosa Gershtein, Isaac Srugo

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Abstract

We report 4 cases involving the likely transmission of pertussis from parents to newborns in a hospital setting. The adoption of proper infection control measures and targeted screening of parents may reduce the potential for such transmission.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	623-625
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	27
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/504502
State	Published - 1 Jun 2006
Externally published	Yes

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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Adult pertussis is hazardous for the newborn

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