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- Title
Unexpectedly limited durability of immunity following acellular pertussis vaccination in preadolescents in a North American outbreak.
- Authors
Witt, Maxwell A; Katz, Paul H; Witt, David J
- Abstract
Despite widespread childhood vaccination against Bordetella pertussis, disease remains prevalent. It has been suggested that acellular vaccine may be less effective than previously believed. During a large outbreak, we examined the incidence of pertussis and effectiveness of vaccination in a well-vaccinated, well-defined community.
- Publication
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2012, Vol 54, Issue 12, p1730
- ISSN
1537-6591
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/cid/cis287