title: Pertussis: a persistent cause of morbidity and mortality in young infants.
abstract: In 2012, a pertussis outbreak in Dallas County resulted in the deaths of 4 children (3, unvaccinated; 2, <60 days of age). Despite recommendations that include immunization of women preferably during the third trimester of pregnancy or postpartum, household contacts ("cocooning"), and infants as early as 42 days of age, challenges in pertussis prevention remain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX. Electronic address: joseph.cantey@utsouthwestern.edu.
authors.forename: Joseph B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Cantey
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
authors.forename: Pablo J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.affiliation: Infection Control and Prevention, Children's Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX.
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.affiliation: Dallas County Health and Human Services, Dallas, TX.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Infection Control and Prevention, Children's Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX.
authors.forename: Jane D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Siegel
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D002675:Child, Preschool; D022681:Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015996:Survival Rate; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology; D014611:Vaccination / Q000379:methods; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D022681:Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines