Clinical and epidemiological features of pertussis in Salvador, Brazil, 2011–2016
Araújo L, Nunes A, Ferreira V, Cardoso C, Feitosa C, Reis M, Campos L. Clinical and epidemiological features of pertussis in Salvador, Brazil, 2011–2016. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0238932. PMID: 32915869, PMCID: PMC7485779, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238932.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPertussis casesChi-square testUnvaccinated individualsClinical criteriaExact testComplete vaccination scheduleSevere respiratory infectionsPrevention of pertussisPearson's chi-square testFisher's exact testAge group 2Paroxysmal coughRespiratory infectionsVaccination scheduleRetrospective studyEpidemiological featuresLaboratory criteriaVaccination strategiesClinical dataEpidemiological aspectsGroup 2More symptomsCase confirmationNumber of casesBivariate analysisMeningococcal carriage in young adults six years after meningococcal C conjugate (MCC) vaccine catch-up campaign in Salvador, Brazil
Ferreira V, Ferreira Í, Chang H, Nunes A, Topaz N, Pimentel E, Moura A, Ribeiro G, Feitosa C, Reis M, Wang X, Campos L. Meningococcal carriage in young adults six years after meningococcal C conjugate (MCC) vaccine catch-up campaign in Salvador, Brazil. Vaccine 2020, 38: 2995-3002. PMID: 32115294, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.02.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeningococcal carriageCarriage prevalenceRT-PCRN. meningitidisYoung adultsMeningococcal carriage studyMeningococcal serogroup CCross-sectional studyMeningococcal carriage prevalenceAppropriate vaccination strategiesStandard microbiology methodsSix yearsMeningococcal carriage isolatesNG isolatesMale sexSerogroup CHerd protectionVaccination strategiesCarriage isolatesCarriage studiesOropharyngeal swabsReal-time PCRNull genotypeContinuous vaccinationNeisseria meningitidis