SAHM Position & Statement Papers
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- Position paper
Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine: A Position Statement of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
Journal of Adolescent HealthVol. 45Issue 3p316–317Published in issue: September, 2009- Amy B. Middleman
- Ann Bruner
Cited in Scopus: 4Pertussis rates in the United States have been rising slowly since a nadir in 1976, and case rates have increased sharply in recent years. Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported over 25,000 cases in 2005, experts estimate that because of missed diagnoses, the actual burden of pertussis may be as high as 1 to 3 million cases per year [1]. In 2004, 38% of reported cases were among the 10- to-19-year-old age group [2].
