María Del Rosario León-Morillo, David Gomez-Pastrana, María Cruz Díaz-Colom, Sonia Quecuty-Vela, Juan Carlos Alados-Arboledas, Carmen Aragón-Fernández
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...
November 2022: Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica