TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 278. Pertussis A1 - Connelly, Beverly L. A2 - Rudolph, Colin D. A2 - Rudolph, Abraham M. A2 - Lister, George E. A2 - First, Lewis R. A2 - Gershon, Anne A. Y1 - 2011 N1 - T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e AB - The World Health Organization estimated in 2002 that nearly 300,000 children died from pertussis.1 In the United States, in spite of widespread vaccination there has been a steady rise in the number of pertussis cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over the past the last decade, punctuated by several statewide outbreaks in 2004 and 2005.2-5 SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/15 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7027442 ER -