2007-01-15
A pertussis outbreak associated with social isolation among elderly nuns in a convent
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Publication
Clinical Infectious Diseases , Volume 44 - Issue 2 p. 266- 268
The pertussis incidence during an outbreak in a convent in The Netherlands in 1992 was higher among 75 retired (unvaccinated) nuns (60%) than among 24 staff members (8%) and was higher among 9 nuns with only a convent career (100%) than among 66 nuns who had a career outside of the convent (55%). The pertussis incidence increased with duration of social isolation but not with age.
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| doi.org/10.1086/510428, hdl.handle.net/1765/36710 | |
| Clinical Infectious Diseases | |
| Organisation | Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam |
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Mertens, P. L. J. M., Borsboom, G., & Richardus, J. H. (2007). A pertussis outbreak associated with social isolation among elderly nuns in a convent. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 44(2), 266–268. doi:10.1086/510428 |
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