RT Journal
A1 Versteegh FA, Edwards KM
T1 HOw to fight whooping cough?
JF Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
JO Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
YR 2012
FD April 1
VO 166
IS 4
SP 389
OP 391
DO 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.1243
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.1243
AB 
The large whooping cough outbreak experienced in California in 2010 highlights that Bordetella pertussis is still a real threat.1 Moreover, increases in disease are not only seen in the United States but worldwide.2- 4 Since pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection associated with high mortality rates in infants, new vaccination approaches are being evaluated to assess their impact on B pertussis burden.5- 7