[Adult pertussis poses a severe risk for infants].
In Israel, there have been increasing reports of Bordetella pertussis infection among adolescents and adults, but the peak incidence and highest mortality occur among infants. The authors report four cases involving the likely transmission of pertussis from parents to their offspring in two hospitals in Israel. The adoption of proper infection control measures and targeted screening of parents may reduce the potential risk for such transmission.
Bamberger
Ellen
E
The Pediatric Department and Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Bnai Zion Medical Center.
Spiegel
Gilad
G
Greenberg
David
D
Bar-Joseph
Gad
G
Gershtein
Rosa
R
Srugo
Isaac
I
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006771:Hospitals, Maternity / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission