Is it Necessary to Give Pertussis-Contact Prophylaxis in a Child Who Is Fully Vaccinated? Is There a Problem for This Child to Attend Kindergarten?
Question:The two-month-old brother of a five-year-old child was diagnosed with pertussis (respiratory PCR positive) and started treatment one day ago.Is it necessary to give prophylaxis to a child who received pertussis vaccine (DaBT-IPV vaccine booster dose) three weeks ago and who is fully vaccinated?Is there a problem for this child to attend kindergarten?Yasemin Alyay, MD.
Authors
- Zeynep Gizem Ergün Özdel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6851-7933)
- Mustafa Hacımustafaoğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4646-660X)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Çocuk Enfeksiyon Dergisi/Journal of Pediatric Infection
- Published
- 2024-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5578/ced.20240409
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00