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Guidelines for the Control of Pertussis Outbreaks
2000 (amendments made in 2005 and 2006)
Pertussis is an endemic disease in the United States, with periodic epidemics every 3 to 4 years. Because outbreaks of pertussis are relatively common, this document was written to help guide public health officials and healthcare workers in their efforts to prevent the spread of pertussis. Please note that these are not recommendations, only guidelines. Additional or differing recommendations may be made by state or local
public health officials. The primary goal of pertussis outbreak control efforts is to decrease morbidity and mortality among infants; a secondary goal is to decrease morbidity among persons of all ages.
Acknowledgements
This document was written with input from a meeting June 20-21, 1999, with persons who have expertise in the investigation and control of pertussis outbreaks.
Note: This Guide is scheduled to be updated at the end of 2008.
This guide is currently under revision. Those chapters that have been amended in 2005 (Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 9) should replace material in the 2000 version. Consult the summary of all the January 2005 updates 
for a complete list of the all revisions and additions made to the guide in 2005.
Chapter 3a was replaced by an MMWR article in February 2006.
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- Title Page
- Citation
- Preface
- Protocol amended
- Contents
- Chapter 1 - Background
- Chapter 2 amended - Diagnosis and Laboratory Methods
- Chapter 3 amended - Treatment and Chemoprophylaxis
- Chapter 3a replaced - "Recommended Antimicrobial Agents for the Treatment and Post exposure Prophylaxis of Pertussis: 2005 CDC Guidelines" (Feb. 1, 2006) (original replaced by MMWR)
- Chapter 4 amended - Use of Pertussis Vaccines in Outbreaks
- Chapter 5 - Special Conditions
- Chapter 6 - General Guidelines for Pertussis Case Investigation and Surveillance
- Chapter 7 - Household Settings
- Chapter 8 - School and Childcare Settings
- Chapter 9 amended - Hospitals, Institutions, and Clinics
- Chapter 10 - Community Setting
- Chapter 11 - Definitions
Suggested citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Guidelines for the Control of Pertussis
Outbreaks. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Atlanta, GA, 2000.
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Content last reviewed on July 21, 2006
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases