Effect of pertussis vaccine in pregnancy and COVID-19 pandemic in the cases of wooping cough.
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed)
; 40(9): 499-502, 2022 11.
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en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1881957
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Whooping cough has had an increased incidence and severity specially in infants and maternal immunization has been implemented as a prevention strategy. COVID-19 pandemic seems to decrease the incidence of other respiratory diseases.METHODS:
Retrospective study from 2012 to 2021 to assess the influence of pertussis maternal immunizations and the first year of COVID-19 pandemic in the cases of whooping cough.RESULTS:
960 suspected cases from primary care and hospital, with 130 cases (104 children and 26 adults) being diagnosed of whooping cough. In the post-vaccination period, a reduction in the cases and severity in infants up to 6 months old was observed as well as in the pertussis diagnosis in adult women. There were no whooping cough cases during the COVID-19 period.CONCLUSIONS:
Both the pertussis vaccination in pregnancy and the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic have decreased the number of pertussis cases.Palabras clave
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Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tos Ferina
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio experimental
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
Tópicos:
Vacunas
Límite:
Adulto
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Niño
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Lactante
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Embarazo
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed)
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
J.eimce.2022.06.006
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