1.Pertussis Prevalence in Korean Adolescents and Adults with Persistent Cough.
Soo Young LEE ; Seung Beom HAN ; Jin Han KANG ; Ju Sang KIM
Journal of Korean Medical Science 2015;30(7):988-990
We investigated the prevalence of pertussis in Korean adolescents and adults with persistent cough. Study population was adolescents (aged 11-20 yr) and adults (> or = 21 yr old) who showed persistent cough of 1-8 weeks' duration. Pertussis was diagnosed by culture, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and serology. A total of 310 subjects participated in this study, and 76 cases (24.5%) met the criteria for laboratory-confirmed pertussis. The majority of the pertussis cases (66/76) were confirmed by serology, while 3 cases (1.0%) were diagnosed with culture, and 10 cases (3.2%) were detected with PCR. Of the 76 subjects diagnosed with pertussis, 20/86 cases were adolescents and 56/224 cases were adults. Neither adolescents nor adults received adolescent-adult booster against pertussis within the previous 5 yr. Pertussis can be a primary cause of persistent cough in Korean adolescents and adults.
Adolescent
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Adult
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Bordetella pertussis/immunology
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Child
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Cough/*epidemiology
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Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine/immunology/*therapeutic use
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Female
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Humans
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Immunization, Secondary/*utilization
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Male
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Republic of Korea/epidemiology
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Whooping Cough/*epidemiology/immunology
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Young Adult