Abstract
Pertussis admissions ranged from 0 to 7.4 per 10,000 hospitalizations from 1996 to 2003, and from 16.3 to 27.4 per 10,000 hospitalizations from 2004 to 2006. A total of 78% of patients were <4 months old, and 52% had a sick contact that was a family member. A total of 29% of patients required intensive care unit admission, and 3 died during the last 2 years of the study.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 265-267 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2010 |
Keywords
- Children
- Hospitalization
- Mortality
- Pertussis
- South Texas
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases