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Pertussis vaccine and treatment
• Acellular (no whole bacteria) pertussis (aP) always combined with Diphtheria and Tetanus, e.g. DTaP
• Contains: pertussis toxoid filamentous hemagglutinin some with fimbriae or pertactin
• DTaP at 2, 4, 6, 15-18 mo, booster 4-6 y
• At 11-12 y, Tdap
• To protect infants before they finish series, give pregnant women vaccine (Tdap) after 20 th week
• Treatment: erythromycin
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