Advanced search
Publication Cover
Expert Review of Vaccines Volume 7, 2008 - Issue 9
Submit an article Journal homepage
69
Views
16
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Attitudes of healthcare workers toward pertussis vaccination

Sabine Wicker Occupational Health Service, University Hospital, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University of Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, 60590, Germany. [email protected]
,
Stefan Zielen Children’s Hospital, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University of Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt/Main, 60590, Germany
&
Markus A Rose Children’s Hospital, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University of Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt/Main, 60590, Germany
Pages 1325-1328 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

References

  • Bamberger ES, Srugo I. What is new in pertussis? Eur. J. Pediatr.167(2), 133–139 (2007).
  • American Academy of Pediatrics. Prevention of pertussis among adolescents: recommendations for use of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdpa) vaccine. Pediatrics117(3), 965–978 (2006).
  • Tan T, Trindade E, Skowronski D. Epidemiology of pertussis. Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J.24(5), 210–218 (2005).
  • Campins-Martí M, Cheng HK, Forsyth K et al. Recommendations are needed for adolescent and adult pertussis immunisation: rationale and strategies for consideration. Vaccine20(5–6), 641–646 (2001).
  • Forsyth KD, Campins-Marti M, Caro J et al. New pertussis vaccination strategies beyond infancy: recommendations by the global pertussis initiative. Clin. Infect. Dis.39(12), 1802–1809 (2004).
  • Hood JL, Murphey DK, Dunn JJ. Hospital-acquired pertussis among newborns – Texas, 2004. MMWR57(22), 600–603 (2008).
  • Alexander EM, Travis S, Booms C et al. Pertussis outbreak on a neonatal unit: identification of a healthcare worker as the likely source. J. Hosp. Infect.69(2), 131–134 (2008).
  • Bryant KA, Humbaugh K, Brothers K et al. Measures to control an outbreak of pertussis in a neonatal intermediate care nursery after exposure to a healthcare worker. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol.27(6), 541–545 (2006).
  • Bassinet L, Matrat M, Njamkepo E, Aberrane S, Housset B, Guiso N. Nosocomial pertussis outbreak among adult patients and healthcare worker. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol.25(11), 995–997 (2004).
  • Russi M. Pertussis vaccination among health care workers. ACOEM position statement. JOEM49, 700–702 (2007).
  • Goins WP, Schaffner W, Edwards KM, Talbot TR. Healthcare workers’ knowledge and attitudes about pertussis and pertussis vaccination. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol.28(11), 1284–1289 (2007).
  • Wendelboe AM, Njamkepo E, Bourillon A et al. Transmission of Bordetella pertussis to young infants. Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J.26(4), 293–299 (2007).
  • Zivna I, Bergin D, Casavant J et al. Impact of Bordetella pertussis exposures on a Massachusetts tertiary care medical system. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol.28(6), 708–712 (2007).
  • Calugar A, Ortega-Sánchez Ir, Tiwari T et al. Nosocomial pertussis: costs of an outbreak and benefits of vaccinating health care workers. Clin. Infect. Dis.42(2), 981–988 (2006).
  • Ward A, Caro J, Bassinet L et al. Health and economic consequences of an outbreak of pertussis among healthcare workers in a hospital in France. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol.26(3), 288–292 (2005).
  • Baggett HC, Duchin JS, Shelton W et al. Two nosocomial pertussis outbreaks and their associated costs – King County, Washington, 2004. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol.28(5), 537–543 (2007).
  • Plotkin S. The global pertussis initiative. Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J.24(5 Suppl.), 7 (2005).
  • De Serres G, Shadmani R, Duval B et al. Morbidity of pertussis in adolescents and adults. J. Infect. Dis.182(1), 174–179 (2000).
  • Wright SW, Decker MD, Edwards KM. Incidence of pertussis infection in healthcare workers. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol.20(2), 120–123 (1999).
  • Daskalaki I, Hennessey P, Hubler R et al. Resource consumption in the infection control management of pertussis exposure among healthcare workers in pediatrics. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol.28(4), 412–417 (2007).
  • Weingarten S, Riedinger M, Bolton LB et al. Barriers to influenza vaccine acceptance: a survey of physicians and nurses. Am. J. Infect. Control17(4), 202–207 (1989).
  • Wicker S, Doerr HW, Gottschalk R, Rabenau HF, Allwinn R. Influenza: acceptance of vaccination in healthcare workers. Dtsch Med. Wochenschr.132(33), 1683–1687 (2007).
  • Tapiainen T, Bär G, Schaad UB et al. Influenza vaccination among healthcare workers in a university children’s hospital. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol.26(11), 855–858 (2005).

Websites

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.