Table 2

Clinical symptoms of B pertussis infection in 81 pertussis vaccinated* children and 35 unvaccinated children

B pertussis cases (n=116)
B pertussis vaccinated (n=81)B pertussis unvaccinated (n=35)p value
*Pertussis vaccinated with either three (n=9) or four doses (n=72) of the following vaccines: wcP vaccine (n= 8); acP vaccine (n=60); both wcP and acP vaccine (usually three wcP doses followed by an acp dose; n=13).
Cough >21 days74 (91%)35 (100%)0.1038
Paroxysmal cough54 (67%)33 (94%)0.0023
Paroxysm >21 days33 (41%)29 (83%)0.0001
Whooping38 (47%)25 (71%)0.024
Whooping >21 days11 (14%)15 (43%)0.0019
Vomiting32 (40%)26 (74%)0.0012
Vomiting >21 days 3 (4%) 6 (17%)0.0182