Bordetella pertussis-related Respiratory Deaths in Infants From 4 Days to 6 Months of Age, Results From a 3-Year, Prospective Postmortem Surveillance Study in Lusaka, Zambia
In this population of infants, B. pertussis was a minor source of all-cause infant mortality. Our analysis does not support the need for further steps for population-level preventive strategies for the control of B. pertussis .
Authors
- Lawrence Mwananyanda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3034-749X)
- Dianna Nzara
- Flora Berklein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8298-9523)
- Chilufya Chikoti
- Rotem Lapidot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-1588)
- Leah S. Forman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1953-2739)
- William MacLeod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8003-8874)
- Ruth Nakazwe
- James Lungu
- Christopher Gill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3353-0617)
- Caitriona Murphy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2490-500X)
- Geoffrey Kwenda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0151-8883)
- Rachel Pieciak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5893-1065)
- Donald M. Thea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6933-1030)
- Benard Ngoma
- Zachariah Mupila
- Anna Larson-Williams
- Barron Yankonde
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- University of Zambia (ZM)
- Right to Care (ZM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Published
- 2025-03-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000004803
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00