Pertussis lecture 2012

Pertussis lecture

2012 update on Pertussis (Whooping cough)

This is the recording of a lecture that I gave to the hospital staff on Pertussis.

References and links

  1. CDC page on pertussis
  2. Collection of nasopharyngeal swab for pertussis
  3. Risk of seizures after whole cell pertussis or Measles, Mumps, and Rubella vaccine
  4. Ileal-lymphoid nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis and pervasive developmental disorder in children, Lancet 1998- the original article by AJ Wakefield that started the controversy over vaccination in the late 1990s
  5. Wikipedia article on Andrew Wakefield
  6. Article in The Telegraph reporting on the outbreak of Measles in Liverpool

Related posts:

  1. Immunization – myths and misconceptions (2012)
  2. Victories in Infectious Diseases – Video of lecture
  3. Pneumovax – a summary
  4. Pertussis specimen collection
  5. West Nile lecture
  6. A lecture on outbreaks in extended care facilities
  7. MRSA control lecture – Audio and slides
  8. Cases of Mumps Identified in Morgan County