Pertussis

References

Key articles

Havers FP, Moro PL, Hariri S, et al. Pertussis. In: Hall E, Wodi AP, Hamborsky J, et al, eds. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Epidemiology and prevention of vaccine-preventable diseases (the Pink Book). 14th ed. Washington, DC: Public Health Foundation; 2021.Full text

Kilgore PE, Salim AM, Zervos MJ, et al. Pertussis: microbiology, disease, treatment, and prevention. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2016 Jul;29(3):449-86.Full text  Abstract

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC Yellow Book 2024: health information for international travel. Section 5: travel-associated infections & diseases - pertussis/whooping cough. May 2023 [internet publication].Full text

Committee on Infectious Diseases, American Academy of Pediatrics. Pertussis. In: Kimberlin DW, Barnett ED, Lynfield R, Sawyer MH, eds. The Red Book: 2021-2024 report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 32nd ed. Itaska, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2021:578-89.

Liang JL, Tiwari T, Moro P, et al. Prevention of pertussis, tetanus, and diphtheria with vaccines in the United States: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR Recomm Rep. 2018 Apr 27;67(2):1-44.Full text  Abstract

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pertussis (whooping cough): clinicians. Aug 2022 [internet publication].Full text

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Infection control in healthcare personnel:​ epidemiology and control of selected infections transmitted among healthcare personnel and patients. Apr 2024 [internet publication].Full text

Reference articles

1. Havers FP, Moro PL, Hariri S, et al. Pertussis. In: Hall E, Wodi AP, Hamborsky J, et al, eds. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Epidemiology and prevention of vaccine-preventable diseases (the Pink Book). 14th ed. Washington, DC: Public Health Foundation; 2021.Full text

2. Kilgore PE, Salim AM, Zervos MJ, et al. Pertussis: microbiology, disease, treatment, and prevention. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2016 Jul;29(3):449-86.Full text  Abstract

3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC Yellow Book 2024: health information for international travel. Section 5: travel-associated infections & diseases - pertussis/whooping cough. May 2023 [internet publication].Full text

4. Cherry JD. The 112-year odyssey of pertussis and pertussis vaccines - mistakes made and implications for the future. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2019 Sep 25;8(4):334-41.Full text  Abstract

5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pertussis cases by year (1922-2021). Aug 2022 [internet publication].Full text

6. Cherry JD. Epidemic pertussis and acellular pertussis vaccine failure in the 21st century. Pediatrics. 2015 Jun;135(6):1130-2. Abstract

7. McGirr A, Fisman DN. Duration of pertussis immunity after DTaP immunization: a meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2015 Feb;135(2):331-43. Abstract

8. Yeung KHT, Duclos P, Nelson EAS, et al. An update of the global burden of pertussis in children younger than 5 years: a modelling study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017 Sep;17(9):974-80. Abstract

9. Skoff TH, Deng L, Bozio CH, et al. US infant pertussis incidence trends before and after implementation of the maternal tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis vaccine. JAMA Pediatr. 2023 Apr 1;177(4):395-400. Abstract

10. Committee on Infectious Diseases, American Academy of Pediatrics. Pertussis. In: Kimberlin DW, Barnett ED, Lynfield R, Sawyer MH, eds. The Red Book: 2021-2024 report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 32nd ed. Itaska, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2021:578-89.

11. Zerbo O, Bartlett J, Goddard K, et al. Acellular pertussis vaccine effectiveness over time. Pediatrics. 2019 Jul;144(1):e20183466.Full text  Abstract

12. Vygen-Bonnet S, Hellenbrand W, Garbe E, et al. Safety and effectiveness of acellular pertussis vaccination during pregnancy: a systematic review. BMC Infect Dis. 2020 Feb 13;20(1):136.Full text  Abstract

13. Chit A, Zivaripiran H, Shin T, et al. Acellular pertussis vaccines effectiveness over time: a systematic review, meta-analysis and modeling study. PLoS One. 2018;13(6):e0197970.Full text  Abstract

14. Acosta AM, DeBolt C, Tasslimi A, et al. Tdap vaccine effectiveness in adolescents during the 2012 Washington State pertussis epidemic. Pediatrics. 2015 Jun;135(6):981-9.Full text  Abstract

15. Skoff TH, Kenyon C, Cocoros N, et al. Sources of infant pertussis infection in the United States. Pediatrics. 2015 Oct;136(4):635-41. Abstract

16. Wiley KE, Zuo Y, Macartney KK, et al. Sources of pertussis infection in young infants: a review of key evidence informing targeting of the cocoon strategy. Vaccine. 2013 Jan 11;31(4):618-25. Abstract

17. Zhang L, Prietsch SO, Axelsson I, et al. Acellular vaccines for preventing whooping cough in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Sep 17;(9):CD001478.Full text  Abstract

18. Liang JL, Tiwari T, Moro P, et al. Prevention of pertussis, tetanus, and diphtheria with vaccines in the United States: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR Recomm Rep. 2018 Apr 27;67(2):1-44.Full text  Abstract

19. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Child and adolescent immunization schedule: recommendations for ages 18 years or younger, United States, 2024. Nov 2023 [internet publication].Full text

20. Oliver SE, Moore KL. Licensure of a diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis, inactivated poliovirus, Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate, and hepatitis B vaccine, and guidance for use in infants. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Feb 7;69(5):136-9.Full text  Abstract

21. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Adult immunization schedule: recommendations for ages 19 years or older, United States, 2024. Nov 2023 [internet publication].Full text

22. Immunization and Emerging Infections Expert Work Group, Committee on Obstetric Practice. Committee opinion No. 718: update on immunization and pregnancy: tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis vaccination. Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Sep;130(3):e153-7.Full text  Abstract

23. Havers FP, Moro PL, Hunter P, et al. Use of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccines: updated recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - United States, 2019. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Jan 24;69(3):77-83.Full text  Abstract

24. UK Health Security Agency. Pertussis: guidelines for public health management. May 2024 [internet publication].Full text

25. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pertussis (whooping cough): postexposure antimicrobial prophylaxis. Aug 2022 [internet publication].Full text

26. Public Health England. Pertussis (whooping cough): information for healthcare professionals. Dec 2018 [internet publication].Full text

27. Heininger U, Klich K, Stehr K, et al. Clinical findings in Bordetella pertussis infections: results of a prospective multicenter surveillance study. Pediatrics. 1997 Dec;100(6):E10. Abstract

28. McNamara LA, Skoff T, Faulkner A, et al. Reduced severity of pertussis in persons with age-appropriate pertussis vaccination - United States, 2010-2012. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Sep 1;65(5):811-8.Full text  Abstract

29. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pertussis (whooping cough): clinicians. Aug 2022 [internet publication].Full text

30. Loeffelholz MJ, Thompson CJ, Long KS, et al. Comparison of PCR, culture, and direct fluorescent-antibody testing for detection of Bordetella pertussis. J Clin Microbiol. 1999 Sep;37(9):2872-6.Full text  Abstract

31. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS). Pertussis (whooping cough) (Bordetella pertussis) 2020 case definition. Apr 2021 [internet publication].Full text

32. World Health Organization. Pertussis: vaccine preventable diseases surveillance standards. Sep 2018 [internet publication].Full text

33. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Manual for the surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases. Chapter 10: pertussis. May 2020 [internet publication].Full text

34. Altunaiji S, Kukuruzovic R, Curtis N, et al. Antibiotics for whooping cough (pertussis). Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Jul 18;(3):CD004404.Full text  Abstract

35. Wang K, Bettiol S, Thompson MJ, et al. Symptomatic treatment of the cough in whooping cough. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Sep 22;(9):CD003257.Full text  Abstract

36. Keech C, Miller VE, Rizzardi B, et al. Immunogenicity and safety of BPZE1, an intranasal live attenuated pertussis vaccine, versus tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine: a randomised, double-blind, phase 2b trial. Lancet. 2023 Mar 11;401(10379):843-55. Abstract

37. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. 2007 guideline for isolation precautions: preventing transmission of infectious agents in healthcare settings. Jul 2023 [internet publication].Full text

38. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Infection control in healthcare personnel:​ epidemiology and control of selected infections transmitted among healthcare personnel and patients. Apr 2024 [internet publication].Full text

39. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pertussis (whooping cough): surveillance and reporting. Aug 2022 [internet publication].Full text

40. Public Health England. Pertussis: guidelines for public health management in a healthcare setting. Nov 2016 [internet publication].Full text

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