title: A Ten-Year Case-Control Study of Passive Smoke Exposure as a Risk Factor for Pertussis in Children.
abstract: The authors conducted a matched case-control study of laboratory-confirmed pertussis cases, occurring from 1/1/1996 to 12/31/2005, in children up to 12 years of age who were members of a large managed care organization. Sixty-five laboratoryconfirmed cases of pertussis were identified. Using multivariable conditional logistic regression analysis, the authors did not detect a statistically significant association between pertussis and household passive exposure to cigarette smoking.
authors.affiliation: Research Associate for the Center for Health Research Northwest in Portland, OR. mark.a.schmidt@kpchr.org.
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.affiliation: Research Associate for the Center for Health Research Northwest in Portland, OR. skurosky@rti.org.
authors.forename: Samantha K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kurosky
authors.affiliation: Emeritus Senior Investigator for the Center for Health Research Northwest in Portland, OR. mullooly@comcast.net.
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Mullooly
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist for Northwest Permanente and a Professor of Infectious Diseases at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, OR. colleen.chun@kp.org.
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.affiliation: Investigator for the Center for Health Research Northwest in Portland, OR. sheila.weinmann@kpchr.org.
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weinmann
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D010567:Pertussis Vaccine; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution