Pertussis
"Pertussis in German Adults."
Published in Vaccine Weekly, November 20th, 1995
According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, "In a large pertussis vaccine efficacy trial in Germany, vaccinees and/or their family members were seen if a cough illness of >14 days was reported. Evidence of recent Bordetella pertussis infection included a positive culture and/or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and/or significant antibody values in agglutination and/or ELISA assay. From July 1991 through February 1994, 246 adults were evaluated and 64 had evidence of B. pertussis infection; of these, 38% had whooping, 26% had a history of previous pertussis, and 48% were the primary cases in a family. The 64 adult cases...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (1995-11-20)
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