References
Citations
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006). Tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine: What you need to know. Vaccine Information Statement. Department of Health and Human Services, National Immunization Program (7/12/06). Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/VIS/vis-tdap.pdf.
Other Works Consulted
American Academy of Pediatrics (2003). Pertussis. In LK Pickering, ed., Red Book: 2003 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 26th ed., pp. 472–486. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.
Black S (2002). Pertussis. In FD Burg, JR Ingelfinger, eds., Gellis and Kagan's Current Pediatric Therapy, 17th ed., pp. 93–94. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2005). Recommended antimicrobial agents for the treatment and postexposure prophylaxis of pertussis. MMWR, 54(RR): 1–16.
Cherry JD (2005). The epidemiology of pertussis: A comparison of the epidemiology of the disease pertussis with the epidemiology of bordetella pertussis infection. Pediatrics, 115(5): 1422–1427.
Ogle JW, Anderson MS (2005). Pertussis (whooping cough) section of Infections: Bacterial and streptococcal. In WW Hay, et al., eds., Current Pediatric Diagnosis and Treatment, 17th ed., pp. 1229–1231. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Gary N. Sanden, MS, PhD - CDC Pertussis Program
© 1995-2007, Healthwise, Incorporated, P.O. Box 1989, Boise, ID 83701. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
This information is not intended to replace the advice of a doctor. Healthwise disclaims any liability for the decisions you make based on this information. For more information, click here. Privacy Policy. How this information was developed.
