[Protection against pertussis by Japanese T type acellular pertussis vaccine: household contact study in Kawasaki City].
To evaluate the vaccine efficacy of acellular pertussis vaccine which has been in clinical use in Japan since 1981, a retrospective study was made by a questionnaire from secondary pertussis attack through family contact in 149 children with pertussis diagnosed in the period from January 1981 through May 1988. In this study, Takeda's acellular vaccine which contains a high level of FHA, low level of PT and a small amount of agglutinogen, was evaluated. Secondary pertussis attacks through family contact were found in 17 of 29 siblings (58.6%) not immunized with pertussis vaccine. On the other hand of the siblings immunized with Takeda's acellular vaccine 27 were exposed to pertussis through family contact and a secondary attack was seen in only one of them (3.4%). The present study revealed an efficacy rate of 94.2% for the Takeda's acellular pertussis vaccine.
Kato
T
T
Matsuyoshi
S
S
Goshima
T
T
Nakajima
N
N
Yamamoto
H
H
Arimoto
Y
Y
Kaku
H
H
Hayashi
F
F
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine / Q000276:immunology*; D014611:Vaccination; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000517:prevention & control*
D010567:Pertussis Vaccine