March 1, 2025

A clinical analysis of the 2024 pertussis outbreak among pediatric patients in an infectious diseases hospital in Bucharest, Romania.

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Retrospective study analyzes pertussis hospitalizations in pediatric patients, revealing low vaccination rates and severe complications.

May improve diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for pertussis management in children.
Among hospitalized patients, 56.9% were unvaccinated, highlighting low vaccination coverage risks.
Conducted a retrospective study from January to November 2024, focusing on pediatric patients diagnosed with pertussis.
Calls for enhanced vaccination efforts to reduce severe cases and complications in older children.

Merişescu et al. (2025) studied this question.

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