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Are pertussis cases reported too late for public health interventions? Retrospective analysis of cases in London and South East England, 2010 to 2015

In the United Kingdom, pertussis guidance recommends prophylaxis for household contacts within 21 days of case symptom onset if the household includes a vulnerable contact. The aim of our study was to identify characteristics associated with cases reported late for public health action. We reviewed...

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Autores principales: Crabbe, Helen, Saavedra-Campos, María, Verlander, Neville Q, Leonard, Anusha, Morris, Jill, Wright, Amanda, Balasegaram, Sooria
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Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5532964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28749334
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.29.30577
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author Crabbe, Helen
Saavedra-Campos, María
Verlander, Neville Q
Leonard, Anusha
Morris, Jill
Wright, Amanda
Balasegaram, Sooria
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Saavedra-Campos, María
Verlander, Neville Q
Leonard, Anusha
Morris, Jill
Wright, Amanda
Balasegaram, Sooria
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description In the United Kingdom, pertussis guidance recommends prophylaxis for household contacts within 21 days of case symptom onset if the household includes a vulnerable contact. The aim of our study was to identify characteristics associated with cases reported late for public health action. We reviewed the epidemiology of cases reported in London and South East England for the period 2010 to 2015. We characterised risk factors associated with late reporting of cases and described public health actions taken on timely reported cases. From 2010 to 2015, 9,163 cases of pertussis were reported to health protection teams. Only 11% of cases were reported within 21 days of onset, limiting opportunities for secondary prevention. Timely reporting was associated with younger age groups, pregnancy, being a healthcare worker and being reported by schools or hospital clinicians. Late reporting was associated with older age groups and general practitioner or laboratory reporting. Delays, such as those due to insidious onset and late presentation to healthcare, may be unavoidable; however, delay in reporting once a patient presents can be reduced since cases can be reported before laboratory confirmation. Thus we recommend working with clinicians and laboratories to determine causes and improve early reporting to public health.
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spelling pubmed-55329642017-08-14 Are pertussis cases reported too late for public health interventions? Retrospective analysis of cases in London and South East England, 2010 to 2015 Crabbe, Helen Saavedra-Campos, María Verlander, Neville Q Leonard, Anusha Morris, Jill Wright, Amanda Balasegaram, Sooria Euro Surveill Surveillance and Outbreak Report In the United Kingdom, pertussis guidance recommends prophylaxis for household contacts within 21 days of case symptom onset if the household includes a vulnerable contact. The aim of our study was to identify characteristics associated with cases reported late for public health action. We reviewed the epidemiology of cases reported in London and South East England for the period 2010 to 2015. We characterised risk factors associated with late reporting of cases and described public health actions taken on timely reported cases. From 2010 to 2015, 9,163 cases of pertussis were reported to health protection teams. Only 11% of cases were reported within 21 days of onset, limiting opportunities for secondary prevention. Timely reporting was associated with younger age groups, pregnancy, being a healthcare worker and being reported by schools or hospital clinicians. Late reporting was associated with older age groups and general practitioner or laboratory reporting. Delays, such as those due to insidious onset and late presentation to healthcare, may be unavoidable; however, delay in reporting once a patient presents can be reduced since cases can be reported before laboratory confirmation. Thus we recommend working with clinicians and laboratories to determine causes and improve early reporting to public health. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2017-07-20 /pmc/articles/PMC5532964/ /pubmed/28749334 http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.29.30577 Text en This article is copyright of The Authors, 2017. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.
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Crabbe, Helen
Saavedra-Campos, María
Verlander, Neville Q
Leonard, Anusha
Morris, Jill
Wright, Amanda
Balasegaram, Sooria
Are pertussis cases reported too late for public health interventions? Retrospective analysis of cases in London and South East England, 2010 to 2015
title Are pertussis cases reported too late for public health interventions? Retrospective analysis of cases in London and South East England, 2010 to 2015
title_full Are pertussis cases reported too late for public health interventions? Retrospective analysis of cases in London and South East England, 2010 to 2015
title_fullStr Are pertussis cases reported too late for public health interventions? Retrospective analysis of cases in London and South East England, 2010 to 2015
title_full_unstemmed Are pertussis cases reported too late for public health interventions? Retrospective analysis of cases in London and South East England, 2010 to 2015
title_short Are pertussis cases reported too late for public health interventions? Retrospective analysis of cases in London and South East England, 2010 to 2015
title_sort are pertussis cases reported too late for public health interventions? retrospective analysis of cases in london and south east england, 2010 to 2015
topic Surveillance and Outbreak Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5532964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28749334
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.29.30577
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