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Assessment of knowledge and attitude towards influenza and pertussis vaccination in pregnancy and factors affecting vaccine uptake rates: a cross-sectional survey
Singapore Med J. 2021 Sep 21. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2021097. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:34544209 | DOI:10.11622/smedj.2021097
Source: Singapore Medical Journal - September 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Eliane Yuting Hong Kanaka Kulkarni Arundhati Gosavi Hung Chew Wong Kuldip Singh Anita Sugam Kale Source Type: research
JMM Profile: < em > Bordetella pertussis < /em > and whooping cough (pertussis): still a significant cause of infant morbidity and mortality, but vaccine-preventable
J Med Microbiol. 2021 Oct;70(10). doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.001442.ABSTRACTWhooping cough (pertussis) is a highly contagious respiratory bacterial infection caused by Bordetella pertussis and is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in infants. Bordetella parapertussis can cause a similar, but usually less severe pertussis-like disease. Bordetella pertussis has a number of virulence factors including adhesins and toxins which allow the organism to bind to ciliated epithelial cells in the upper respiratory tract and interfere with host clearance mechanisms. Typical symptoms of pertussis include paro...
Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - October 20, 2021 Category: Microbiology Authors: Norman K Fry Helen Campbell Gayatri Amirthalingam Source Type: research
Decline of pertussis in hospitalised children following the introduction of immunisation in pregnancy - results from a nationwide, prospective surveillance study, 2013-2020
CONCLUSIONS: After the introduction of immunisation in pregnancy in Switzerland, hospitalisation rates in infants declined. However, the remaining cases call for increased efforts towards more complete and timely immunisation of children, those in close contact with children, and pregnant women.PMID:34908387 | DOI:10.4414/smw.2021.w30064
Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - December 15, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Jana Zumstein Ulrich Heininger Swiss Paediatric Surveillance Unit (SPSU) Source Type: research
