1. Bordetella pertussis infection in paediatric healthcare workers
- Author
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T.N. Takahashi, Lily Yin Weckx, Danielle Akemi Bergara Kuramoto, M.I. de Moraes-Pinto, and Kelly Simone Almeida Cunegundes
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Adult ,Male ,Microbiology (medical) ,Bordetella pertussis ,Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Whooping Cough ,Health Personnel ,Prevalence ,Pertussis toxin ,Serology ,Tertiary Care Centers ,Young Adult ,Disease Transmission, Infectious ,medicine ,Humans ,Aged ,Cross Infection ,biology ,Transmission (medicine) ,business.industry ,Incidence ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Infant, Newborn ,Infant ,General Medicine ,Odds ratio ,Middle Aged ,Hospitals, Pediatric ,biology.organism_classification ,Confidence interval ,Infectious Diseases ,Female ,business ,Brazil - Abstract
Summary An increased incidence of pertussis has been observed recently in adults, and healthcare workers (HCWs) are considered a risk group for transmission to infants. Prevalence of recent pertussis infection was assessed in HCWs from a paediatric department of a tertiary care hospital in Brazil. Serum pertussis toxin IgG antibodies were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Of 388 HCWs included in the analysis, 6.4% had serology suggestive of recent infection. Medical residents [odds ratio (OR): 4.15; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.42–12.14; P = 0.009] and those working >40h a week (OR: 3.29; 95% CI: 1.17–9.26; P = 0.024) had increased risk of pertussis infection.
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- 2015