Incidence and severity of pertussis among hospitalized infants, Sarawak, Malaysia, 2015-2021
A high incidence of pertussis with a high rate of severe disease was observed in Sarawak, Malaysia, predominantly among infants too young to be vaccinated. Additional vaccination strategies such as maternal vaccination or cocooning should be considered.
Authors
- Yuwana Podin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4984-2394)
- Su-Lin Chien
- Lee-See Tan
- V. Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5002-7584)
- David Ng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9665-3054)
- Peter Sie-Teck Lau
- Yee-Yen Tan
- Da-Wei Liew
- Rohaidah Hashim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4314-9177)
- Anand Mohan
- Mong-How Ooi
- Thilagam Rajandran
Institutions
- Ministry of Health (MY)
- Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (MY)
- Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar (MY)
- Institute for Medical Research (MY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
- Published
- 2024-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.18837
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.03