Pertussis - Institutional Outbreaks
"Use and Safety of Acellular Pertussis Vaccine among Adult Hospital Staff during an Outbreak of Pertussis."
Published in Vaccine Weekly, May 15th, 1995
According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Journal of Infectious Diseases, "During May and June 1993, 10 patients and 5 members of the clinical staff at a hospital in California were diagnosed with Bordetella pertussis infection. In addition to erythromycin prophylaxis, 630 (48%) of 1330 staff members received a half dose of acellular pertussis vaccine with tetanus and diphtheria toxoids (DTaP). To identify side effects of the vaccine, a questionnaire was completed by 344 (54%) of 630 vaccinated staff. Side effects were reported by 117 respondents (34%); 64 were classified as mild (local reaction at injection site) and 50 as moderate (systemic complaints or...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (1995-05-15)
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