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ArticleEpidemiology and infection2014

Seroepidemiology of pertussis in a cross-sectional study of an adult general population in Denmark.

P F Rønn, T Dalby, J Simonsen, C S Jørgensen, A Linneberg, K A Krogfelt

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Article in Epidemiology and infection, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Pertussis.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2015
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

P F RønnDepartment of Microbiology and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen Denmark.
T DalbyDepartment of Microbiology and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen Denmark.
J SimonsenEpidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen Denmark.
C S JørgensenDepartment of Microbiology Diagnostics and Virology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen Denmark.
A LinnebergResearch Centre for Prevention and Health, Capital Region of Denmark, Glostrup Denmark.
K A KrogfeltDepartment of Microbiology and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen Denmark.
Statens Serum Institut · DKCapital Region of Denmark · DK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An increase in pertussis has been observed in several countries over the last decades, especially in adult populations. The seroprevalence of pertussis was determined in a cross-sectional study of the adult population in the Copenhagen area, Denmark, conducted between 2006 and 2008. Specific IgG antibodies against pertussis toxin (PT) were measured in 3440 persons resulting in an age-standardized seroprevalence of 3.0% (95% confidence interval 1.9-4.7) using an IgG anti-PT cut-off of 75 IU/ml. By using antibody decay profiles from longitudinal data the estimated seroincidence was 143/1000 person-years. In contrast, an incidence of 0.03/1000 person-years was estimated from the official data of notified cases during the same period. Of the investigated risk factors, only age and education were significantly associated with pertussis infection. This study indicates that pertussis is highly underestimated in the adult population in Denmark, which has implications for future prevention strategies, including raising the awareness of pertussis.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAntibodies, BacterialBordetella pertussisCross-Sectional StudiesDenmarkFemaleHumansImmunoglobulin GIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsSeroepidemiologic StudiesWhooping CoughAntibodies, BacterialImmunoglobulin G

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PMID24103353
PMCPMC9151111
OpenAlexW2086544010

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