Seroprevalence of pertussis among Danish patients with cough of unknown etiology |
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Authors: | Dalby Tine Harboe Zitta B Krogfelt Karen Angeliki |
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Affiliation: | Department of Microbiologic Surveillance and Research, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, 45-305, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark. tid@ssi.dk |
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Abstract: | The common perception that pertussis is only a childhood disease is not correct. Vaccination or infection with Bordetella pertussis provides only short-lived protection against pertussis-and the majority of the population is consequently at risk of contracting pertussis. We evaluated the seroprevalence of pertussis antibodies (IgG against pertussis toxin) in serum samples from 265 Danish patients, aged 8 years and older, with coughs of unknown etiology. Depending on the cutoff chosen, we found that 2.6% to 10.9% of these patients were seropositive for pertussis. Of 178 patients with a reported duration of cough between 2 weeks and 3 months, 3.4% to 12.4% were seropositive for pertussis, indicating recent infection. Our study indicates that B. pertussis infection may be underdiagnosed among older children and adults with coughs in Denmark. |
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