title: Two Distinct Episodes Of Whooping Cough Caused By Consecutive Bordetella Pertussis And Bordetella Parapertussis Infections In A Fully Immunized Healthy Boy.
abstract: We describe a 5-year-old, fully immunized boy with polymerase chain reaction-proven consecutive Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis infections causing typical whooping cough at the age of 2 and 5 years, respectively. Neither pertussis immunization nor disease provides reliable immunity against further episodes of whooping cough.
authors.affiliation: *University of Basel Children's Hospital, Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, Basel, Switzerland; and †Pediatric Practice, Lörrach, Germany.
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Heininger
authors.forename: Detlef
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schlassa
mesh_terms: D001885:Bordetella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D042483:Bordetella parapertussis; D001886:Bordetella pertussis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D010567:Pertussis Vaccine