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Incidence of pertussis among infants appears to be increasing

than in the 1980s (50 percent and 33 percent, respectively); the proportion of hospitalized cases was unchanged (67 percent vs. 68 percent, respectively). Receipt of fewer doses of vaccine was associated with hospitalization, when cases were stratified by age in months."

"The increase in reported cases of pertussis among young infants may have resulted from several factors, including a real increase in disease, increased awareness of pertussis among clinicians, or improved surveillance activities," the authors write. "We believe that the increase of reported cases among infants reflects a real increase in B pertussis disease and is not an artifact from the surveillance system ..."

"The potential strategies for improved pertussis control among infants include both nonvaccine strategies, such as trying to reduce infant exposure or increase prophylaxis through educational efforts, and vaccine strategies, such as accelerated vaccination of infants through changes in the recommended schedule of current pertussis vaccines or the development of improved vaccines," they write. (JAMA. 2003;290:2968-2975. Available post-embargo at jama.com)


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