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Pertussis (Case Mx (Priority cases: Case interview, Education: avoid…
Pertussis
Case Mx
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Education: avoid infants <6mo and those around infants <6 mo, recommend vaccination
Exclusion: exlcude from childcare, school, HC settings until 5 days post Abx
Treatment: macrolides, azithromycin reduce the communicability
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Contact Mx
Contact definition: FTF with infectious case for 1 hr or household contact. Consider shorter exposure for neonates.
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Routine prevention: vaccination of pregnant women (advised and funded), infants at 2,4,6, 18 months
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PH importance: Vaccine-preventable, severe illness in infants under 6 months old
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Infectious period: highest in early phase of disease, until completion of appropriate Abx or 3 weeks post cough
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