Frequency of Asymptomatic Bordetella pertussis Colonization in Healthy Children and Family Members.

Authors

Dakota Musgrave, Luke Keffer, Sandra M Yoder, Nicole Soper, C Buddy Creech

Published in

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. Sep 10, 2026. Epub Sep 10, 2026.

Abstract

Non-human primate data suggest that acellular pertussis vaccines are successful in preventing pertussis disease but may not prevent asymptomatic colonization or transmission. Despite this, we found no evidence of asymptomatic colonization in a cohort of healthy children and their family members.

PMID:
42720350
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 10 Sep 2026.

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