Epidemiology and Outcome of Hospitalized Infants With Pertussis

The objective of this study was to review the epidemiology and outcome of infants with pertussis. Methods We identified infants with diagnosis of pertussis and compared demographic and outcome data with others who did not have pertussis. Infants with pertussis were matched 1:1 with correlative propensity score using sex, hospital region, income quartiles, race, ventilation status, and All Patients Refined Diagnosis Related Groups severity score. Results A total of 2920 pertussis cases were identified (prevalence: 4.7/1000 discharges). Females (49% vs 43%), Hispanics (35% vs 25%), and lower income quartile group (39% vs 36%) represented more frequently among pertussis cases (P
Source: Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice - Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research