A case report of a 5-year-old, fully immunized boy with PCR proven consecutive B. pertussis and B. parapertussis infections. - GreenMedInfo Summary
Two Distinct Episodes of Whooping Cough Caused by Consecutive Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis Infections in a Fully Immunized Healthy Boy.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 Jul 6. Epub 2016 Jul 6. PMID: 27391699
Ulrich Heininger
We describe a 5-year-old, fully immunized boy with PCR proven consecutive B. pertussis and B. parapertussis infections causing typical whooping cough at the age of 2 and 5 years, respectively. Neither pertussis immunization nor disease provides reliable immunity against further episodes of whooping cough.