An outbreak of pertussis in a hematology-oncology care unit: implications for adult vaccination policy.
A pertussis outbreak in a hematology-oncology care unit involved 10 (8.5%) of 117 employees. The source was an employee who contracted pertussis via a family contact. No screened patients contracted pertussis, likely because of isolation measures. Hospitals should consider employee immunization with acellular vaccine in healthcare settings where pertussis has high rates of morbidity and mortality.
Boulay
Brian R
BR
Department of Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA. Brian.R.Boulay@hitchcock.org
Murray
Carolyn J
CJ
Ptak
Judy
J
Kirkland
Kathryn B
KB
Montero
Jose
J
Talbot
Elizabeth A
EA
D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000328:Adult; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009513:New Hampshire; D016522:Oncology Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission
D010567:Pertussis Vaccine