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Whooping Cough (Pertussis) - References

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American Academy of Pediatrics (2009). Pertussis (whooping cough). In LK Pickering et al., eds., Red Book: 2009 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 28th ed., pp. 504-519. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

Bravender T, Walter EB (2008). Pertussis section of Infectious respiratory illnesses. In LS Neinstein et al., eds., Adolescent Health Care: A Practical Guide, 5th ed., pp. 419-421. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2005). Recommended antimicrobial agents for the treatment and postexposure prophylaxis of pertussis. MMWR, 54(RR-14): 1-16.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006). Preventing tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis among adolescents: Use of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR, 55(RR-3): 1-44. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/RR/RR5503.pdf.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006). Preventing tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis among adults: Use of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and Recommendation of ACIP, supported by the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, for Use of Tdap Among Health-Care Personnel. MMWR, 55(RR-17): 1-37. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5517.pdf.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2008). Prevention of pertussis, tetanus, and diphtheria among pregnant and postpartum women and their infants: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR, 57(RR-4): 1-51. [Erratum in MMWR, 57(26): 723. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5726a3.htm.]

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Cherry JD, Harrison RE (2006). Bordetella pertussis (whooping cough). In FD Burg et al., eds., Current Pediatric Therapy, 18th ed., pp. 723-727. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

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Last Updated: February 25, 2011

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