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Review
. 2023 Jul;51(7):844-846.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.11.012. Epub 2022 Nov 20.

The impact of COVID-19 and masking practices on pertussis cases at a large academic medical center (2019-2021)

Tessa Sandoval  1 , Anjali Bisht  2 , Annabelle de St Maurice  3
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Review

The impact of COVID-19 and masking practices on pertussis cases at a large academic medical center (2019-2021)

Tessa Sandoval et al. Am J Infect Control. 2023 Jul.

Abstract

We reviewed cases of Bordatella pertussis (B. pertussis) cases in ambulatory clinics at a large academic health care institution in Los Angeles from 2019-2021. Public health prevention measures during the Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic impacted the number of pertussis cases identified.

Keywords: Ambulatory setting; Pandemic; Respiratory prevention; Respiratory viruses.

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Cases of ambulatory Bordatella pertussis and HCW who received PEP.
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