Pertussis control:: time for something new?

• Autores: Thomas A. Clark, Nancy E. Messonnier, Stephen C. Hadler
• Localización: Trends in microbiology, ISSN 0966-842X, Vol. 20, Nº. 5, 2012, págs. 211-213
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Childhood acellular pertussis vaccines were licensed and implemented in the US in the 1990s following an effort to improve on the safety profile of whole-cell vaccines. However, waning of immunity from acellular vaccines may be driving the recent resurgence of pertussis, raising the need to consider new prevention strategies.