TY - JOUR
T1 - Low prevalence of pertussis among children admitted with respiratory symptoms during respiratory syncytial virus season
AU - Siberry, George K.
AU - Paquette, Nicholas R.
AU - Ross, Tracy L.
AU - Perl, Trish M.
AU - Valsamakis, Alexandra
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Pertussis may go unrecognized during respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) epidemics. Nosocomially transmitted pertussis can be severe in infants. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) screening may identify infants with pertussis on admission, allowing for preemptive isolation. In a random sample, 1 (0.6%) of 166 children admitted to the hospital during RSV season were Bordetella pertussis PCR positive during a nonepidemic period. These data show that screening may not be useful when pertussis prevalence is low.
AB - Pertussis may go unrecognized during respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) epidemics. Nosocomially transmitted pertussis can be severe in infants. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) screening may identify infants with pertussis on admission, allowing for preemptive isolation. In a random sample, 1 (0.6%) of 166 children admitted to the hospital during RSV season were Bordetella pertussis PCR positive during a nonepidemic period. These data show that screening may not be useful when pertussis prevalence is low.
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U2 - 10.1086/499999
DO - 10.1086/499999
M3 - Article
C2 - 16418999
AN - SCOPUS:33646445057
SN - 0899-823X
VL - 27
SP - 95
EP - 97
JO - Infection control and hospital epidemiology
JF - Infection control and hospital epidemiology
IS - 1
ER -