title: Pertussis vaccine effectiveness after mass immunization of high school students in Australia.
abstract: Vaccine effectiveness in the first large-scale use of adolescent pertussis vaccine in Australia was evaluated by the screening method. Vaccine effectiveness was 78.0% (95% CI: 60.7-87.6%) for all study cases (n = 167), increasing to 85.4% (95% CI: 83.0-87.5%) for laboratory-confirmed cases (n = 155). Effectiveness should be comparable in settings with similar programs, such as the United States and Canada.
authors.affiliation: The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rank
authors.forename: Helen E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.forename: Peter B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: McIntyre
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D022681:Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D032541:Mass Vaccination; D009517:New South Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D022681:Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines