Epidemiological characteristics of whooping cough in Paraguay (2005-2019)
Objective:To describe the epidemiological characteristics of whooping cough in Paraguay. Methods: 5327 samples of children and adults of all ages with suspected whooping cough and their contacts were included in this study.745 samples were pro-cessed per microbiological culture and 4582 samples per...
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Asociación Colombiana de Infectología,
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| Summary: | Objective:To describe the epidemiological characteristics of whooping cough in Paraguay. Methods: 5327 samples of children and adults of all ages with suspected whooping cough and their contacts were included in this study.745 samples were pro-cessed per microbiological culture and 4582 samples per microbiological culture and PCR. Results:The overall frequency of cases and their laboratory-confirmed contacts was 9.1%.A total of 361 cases and 123 close case contacts were detected as posi-tive. Positive cases were more common in the < 2 months (70.6%), followed by the 2-6 month (11.9%). Conclusion:In Paraguay it is a public health problem that mainly affects children under 2 months, who have not yet received the vaccine.Knowing the epidemio-logy of whooping cough or pertussis helps us to know the burden of the disease as well as to measure the effectiveness and impact of vaccines. |
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| Item Description: | https://doi.org/10.22354/24223794.1081 0123-9392 |