[Pertussis cases in vaccinated children in Chełmno, Torun Province].
Ten pertussis cases were diagnosed in children 3 to 15 year old. Nine children were vaccinated in their childhood with 3 primary doses of DTP vaccine, and 8 of them received also the fourth, reinforcing dose. The last patient was a foreigner and its vaccination status was unknown. Four children were hospitalized and spent in a hospital 1 to 2 weeks, in remaining patients, the disease was mild.
D000293:Adolescent; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control