title: Acellular pertussis vaccines in adults.
abstract: The pathogenesis of pertussis, and the epidemiology and clinical manifestations of pertussis after childhood are reviewed as a background for a discussion of recent clinical trials of acellular pertussis vaccines in adults, and the vaccines' potential for routine use in adolescents and adults.
authors: Department of Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors: W A
authors: WA
authors: Keitel
authors: K M
authors: KM
authors: Edwards
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001886:Bordetella pertussis / Q000276:immunology; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007117:Immunization, Secondary; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology*; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D010567:Pertussis Vaccine