Clinicians
Provides an overview of pertussis, including trends, bacterium characteristics, and pathogenesis...
Explains what treatment options are available for pertussis...
Explains how the illness occurs in three stages: catarrhal, paroxysmal and convalescent...
Describes possible complications of pertussis...
Provides an overview of collecting samples from patients and confirming the diagnosis...
Describes vaccines being the best way to protect against pertussis and gives information about preventive antibiotics…
Videos on recognizing and treating pertussis, how to collect clinical specimens, and vaccine guidelines...
CDC Commentary: Protecting Patients From Deadly Pertussis: Updated Vaccine Guidelines
An overview of the latest recommendations for giving DTaP and Tdap, including to pregnant women.
Running Time: 4:05 mins Date Released: 01/21/2014
Pediatric clinicians play a critical role in preventing, recognizing, and treating infant pertussis.
