Adult pertussis is hazardous for the newborn

被引:10
作者
Bamberger, Ellen [1 ]
Starets-Haham, Orna
Greenberg, David
Karidis, Argyro
Porat, Nurit
Bar-Joseph, Gad
Gershtein, Rosa
Srugo, Isaac
机构
[1] Bnai Zion Med Ctr, Dept Microbiol, Dept Pediat, IL-31048 Haifa, Israel
[2] Bnai Zion Med Ctr, Clin Microbiol Lab, IL-31048 Haifa, Israel
[3] Meyer Childrens Hosp, Rambam Med Ctr, Pediat Intens Care Unit, Haifa, Israel
[4] Technion Israel Inst Technol, Bruce Rappaport Fac Med, IL-31096 Haifa, Israel
[5] Ben Gurion Univ Negev, Soroka Univ, Med Ctr, Pediat Infect Dis Unit, IL-84105 Beer Sheva, Israel
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10.1086/504502
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
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.
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页数:3
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