Pertussis: Postexposure Antimicrobial Prophylaxis (PEP)

Pertussis Outbreaks. With increasing incidence and widespread community transmission of pertussis, extensive contact tracing and broad scale use of PEP among contacts may not be an effective use of limited public health resources.


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  • SourceUrl: http://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/outbreaks/PEP.html
  • Syndication ID: 8106
  • Language: English
  • Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Date Syndication Captured: Monday, May 23, 2016 at 10:18 PM
  • Date Syndication Updated: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 01:38 AM

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General: pertussis CDC Whooping Cough bordetella pertussis pep postexposure antimicrobial prophylaxis pertussis outbreaks whooping cough outbreaks erythromycin prevention of pertussis transmission of pertussis

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