Adult pertussis is hazardous for the newborn.
We report 4 cases involving the likely transmission of pertussis from parents to newborns in a hospital setting. The adoption of proper infection control measures and targeted screening of parents may reduce the potential for such transmission.
Bamberger
Ellen
E
Pediatric Department, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel. ellen.bamberger@b-zion.org.il
Starets-Haham
Orna
O
Greenberg
David
D
Karidis
Argyro
A
Porat
Nurit
N
Bar-Joseph
Gad
G
Gershtein
Rosa
R
Srugo
Isaac
I
D000328:Adult; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000635:transmission*