title: Pertussis update.
authors.affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, AR, USA.
authors.forename: J Gary
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Wheeler
authors.forename: A Larry
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Simmons
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001886:Bordetella pertussis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014611:Vaccination; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine