Case-Control Study of Vaccination History in Relation to Pertussis Risk During an Outbreak Among School Students

Fazle Khan, Mei Lin, C Jon Hinkle, Patrick Franklin, Rhonda Luther, Frank Woodruff, Kimberly Henson, Michele Lukenbill, Mary Gutierrez, Bao‐Ping Zhu

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal · 2006 · 15 citations · 7 references

Abstract

Administering all 5 doses of pertussis vaccine and the fifth dose at age 5 years with at least 36 months between the fourth and fifth doses provided the best protection against pertussis among children and adolescents in this outbreak.

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