How increased pertussis vaccination coverage is changing the epidemiology of pertussis in Italy

Vaccine

Volumn 23, Issue 46-47, 2005, Pages 5299-5305

  Rota, M Cristina ^a   D'Ancona, Fortunato ^a   Massari, Marco ^a   Mandolini, Donatella ^b   Giammanco, Anna ^c   Carbonari, Patrizia ^a   Salmaso, Stefania ^a   Degli Atti, Marta Luisa Ciofi ^a   Barbuti, S ^d   Berlinghieri, M C ^d   Caraccio, W ^d   Ciotoli, E ^d   Cosentino, L ^d   Del Prete, E ^d   Favero, A ^d   Foca A ^d   Fringuelli, M ^d   Germinario, C ^d   Goglio, A ^d   Grandesso, S ^d   Greco, M ^d   Leoncini, F ^d   Maistri, G ^d   Marchetti, D ^d   Martelli, P ^d   Montanera, P ^d   Mundo, A ^d   Obino, G ^d   Oliva, S ^d   Pegoretti, S ^d   Perani, V ^d   Quaranta, P ^d   Riario Sforza, G ^d   Santini, G ^d   Simula, L ^d   Titone, L ^d   Tronci, M ^d   more..

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b Agenzia di Sanita Pubblica   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Italy; Pertussis; Seroepidemiology; Vaccination coverage

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; ITALY; PERTUSSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION, SECONDARY; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MASS IMMUNIZATION; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 27644566608     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2005.07.061     Document Type: Article

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