Pertussis clinical profile shift, severity, prediction in a tertiary hospital: A comparative study before, during, and after COVID-19 in Southern China
Post-pandemic, pertussis cases shifted from infants to school-aged children, with increased clinical severity and high macrolide resistance. Urgent measures are needed to optimize vaccination schedules and develop management strategies addressing and changing epidemiological patterns.
Authors
- Xinlei Xu
- Cuijuan Liao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0128-4423)
- Shufeng Tian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1726-0189)
- Qiru Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2598-9738)
- Jingwen Ai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5152-1557)
- Sen Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5026-4886)
- Jikui Deng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0040-1491)
- Hongmei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5881-2488)
- Lvjun Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9179-1448)
- Zengrui Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7496-2468)
- Yulan Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5006-6675)
- Song Guan
- Wenhong Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1246-0747)
- Yun Long (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0274-8322)
- Jinjun Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4991-4836)
- Ying Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9900-7568)
- Biao Sun
Institutions
- Shenzhen Children's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Infection and Public Health
- Published
- 2024-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2024.102610
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.45