title: Pertussis.
abstract: In 2009, nearly 17,000 cases of pertussis (whooping cough) were reported in the United States, but many more go undiagnosed and unreported. Implications for occupational health nurses include assistance in early diagnosis of adult cases and prevention for employee families at home and abroad.
authors.affiliation: Occupational Health, Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation, Houston, TX, USA. oast27@gmail.com
authors.forename: Olga S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Tompkins
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing; D014481:United States; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*