Population-based incidence of pertussis among adolescents and adults, Minnesota, 1995-1996 |
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Authors: | Strebel P Nordin J Edwards K Hunt J Besser J Burns S Amundson G Baughman A Wattigney W |
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Affiliation: | National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Bldg. 12, Room 2223, Corporate Square Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. pstrebel@cdc.gov |
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Abstract: | To estimate the incidence of pertussis, a prospective study was done among members of a managed care organization in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. Of 212 patients 10-49 years old enrolled from January 1995 through December 1996, 8 were found to be culture positive, 10 were found to be positive by polymerase chain reaction assay, 13 had a > or =2-fold increase in IgG or IgA to pertussis toxin (PT), and 18 had IgG to PT in a single serum specimen > or =3 SD above the mean of an age-matched control group. At least 1 positive laboratory test result for pertussis infection was found in 27 (13%) patients, among whom the duration of cough illness was a median of 42 days (range, 27-66 days). On the basis of any positive laboratory result, the estimated annual incidence of pertussis was 507 cases per 100,000 person-years (95% confidence interval, 307-706 cases). Bordetella pertussis infection may be a more common cause of cough illness among adolescents and adults than was recognized previously. |
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