Risk factors for pertussis among hospitalised children in a high HIV prevalence setting, South Africa
In South Africa, B. pertussis poses a greater risk to infants who are too young for the first vaccine dose, those who are not timeously vaccinated, and those who do not receive all three primary doses. HIV-infection or −exposure and pertussis infection were not associated. Funding This work was supported by a Sanofi Pasteur research grant.
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: NMdu Plessis, G Ntshoe, G Reubenson, R Kularatne, L Blumberg, J Thomas, T Avenant Source Type: research
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