Incidence and severity of pertussis hospitalisations in infants aged less than 1 year in 37 hospitals of six EU/EEA countries, results of PERTINENT sentinel pilot surveillance system, december 2015 to december 2018
Autor/a
Merdrignac, Lore
Aït El Belghiti, Fatima
Pandolf, Elisabetta
Jané, Mireia
Murphy, Jane
Fabiánová, Kateřina
García Cenoz, Manuel
Flem, Elmira
Guillot, Sophie
Tozzi, Alberto E.
Carmona, Gloria
Habington, Adele
Zavadilová, Jana
Navasués, Ana
Bøås, Håkon
Lévy-Brühl, Daniel
Ferretti, Beatrice
Lanaspa, Miguel
O’Sullivan, Niam
Křížová, Pavla
Fernandino, Leticia
Bekkevold, Terese
Hanslik, Thomas
Bacci, Sabrina
Spiteri, Gianfranco
Valenciano, Marta
Moren, Alain
PERTINENT Group
Fecha de publicación
2021ISSN
1560-7917
Resumen
Introduction: PERTINENT is a pilot active surveillance system of infants hospitalised with pertussis in six European Union/European Economic Area countries (37 hospitals, seven sites). Aim: This observational study aimed to estimate annual pertussis incidence per site from 2016 to 2018 and respective trends between 2017 and 2018. Pertussis cases were described, including their severity. Methods: We developed a generic protocol and laboratory guidelines to harmonise practices across sites. Cases were hospitalised infants testing positive for Bordetella pertussis by PCR or culture. Sites collected demographic, clinical, laboratory data, vaccination status, and risk/protective factors. We estimated sites’ annual incidences by dividing case numbers by the catchment populations. Results: From December 2015 to December 2018, we identified 469 cases (247 males; 53%). The median age, birthweight and gestational age were 2.5 months (range: 0–11.6; interquartile range (IQR): 2.5), 3,280 g (range: 700–4,925; IQR: 720) and 39 weeks (range: 25–42; IQR: 2), respectively. Thirty cases (6%) had atypical presentation either with cough or cyanosis only or with absence of pertussis-like symptoms. Of 330 cases with information, 83 (25%) were admitted to intensive care units including five deceased infants too young to be vaccinated. Incidence rate ratios between 2018 and 2017 were 1.43 in Czech Republic (p = 0.468), 0.25 in Catalonia (p = 0.002), 0.71 in France (p = 0.034), 0.14 in Ireland (p = 0.002), 0.63 in Italy (p = 0.053), 0.21 in Navarra (p = 0.148) and zero in Norway. Conclusions: Incidence appeared to decrease between 2017 and 2018 in all but one site. Enhanced surveillance of hospitalised pertussis in Europe is essential to monitor pertussis epidemiology and disease burden.
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Artículo
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Lengua
English
Materias (CDU)
61 - Medicina
Palabras clave
Infants -- Salut i Higiene
Hospitals -- Ingressos i altes
Nodrissons
Vacunació
Tos ferina
Niños -- Salud e higiene
Hospitales -- Admisión y alta
Lactantes
Vacunación
Tosferina
Children -- Health and hygiene
Hospitals - Admission and discharge
Babies
Vaccination
Pertussis
Páginas
12
Publicado por
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Colección
26; 4
Publicado en
Eurosurveillance
Citación
Merdrignac, Lore; Aït El Belghiti, Fatima; Pandolf, Elisabetta [et al.]. Incidence and severity of pertussis hospitalisations in infants aged less than 1 year in 37 hospitals of six EU/EEA countries, results of PERTINENT sentinel pilot surveillance system, december 2015 to december 2018. Eurosurveillance, 2021, 26(4), 1900762. Disponible en: <https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.4.1900762#abstract_content>. Fecha de acceso: 15 mar. 2021. DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917. ES.2021.26.4.1900762
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