title: [Whooping cough is life-threatening for small children. Generous prophylaxis and contact tracing reduce the risks].
abstract: The article presents clinical features of pertussis in older children and adults as well as in unvaccinated infants, with the aim to increase the awareness of the disease and to promote implementation of chemoprophylaxis in households with infants. The national routines for reporting according to the Communicable Diseases Act are outlined, contact-tracing around cases of pertussis being mandatory since July 2004.
authors.affiliation: Smittskyddsinstitutet, Stockholm. rose-marie.carlsson@smi.ki.se
authors.forename: Rose-Marie
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Carlsson
authors.forename: Leif
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gothefors
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lindberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D016358:Contact Tracing; D018563:Disease Notification; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012307:Risk Factors; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine