title: Lack of Pertussis Protective Antibodies in Healthcare Providers Taking Care of Neonates and Infants in a Children's Hospital.
abstract: Contact tracing and seroepidemiologic studies were done after a premature baby contracted pertussis in a children's hospital. No infection source was confirmed. Four (3.5%) healthcare providers were positive for anti-pertussis IgM, while only 23% (26/113) were positive for IgG in a following survey. Pertussis vaccination for healthcare providers is needed.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Children's Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; and †Department of Internal Medicine and ‡Center for Infections Control, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hsuan-Yin
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Sung-Ching
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Jann-Tay
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ying-Chieh
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Luan-Yin
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Pei-Lan
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Wu-Shiun
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: Chun-Yi
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Li-Min
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D001886:Bordetella pertussis / Q000276:immunology; D016358:Contact Tracing; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D007223:Infant; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G