Archived - CCDR: Volume 44-9, September 6, 2018: Respiratory infections

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Cohort studies
Clinical characteristics of pediatric pertussis cases, Quebec 2015–2017
M Desjardins, D Iachimov, S Mousseau, P Doyon-Plourde, N Brousseau, F Rallu, C Quach

Should equivocal Bordetella pertussis PCR results in children be reported to public health?
M Desjardins, S Mousseau, P Doyon-Plourde, N Brousseau, D Iachimov, F Rallu, C Quach

Infographic
Pertussis (whooping cough) still a danger to infants

Surveillance
Influenza outbreaks in Ontario hospitals, 2012–2016
M Murti, M Whelan, L Friedman, J Savic, J Johnstone, D Sider, B Warshawsky

Vaccine safety surveillance in Canada: Reports to CAEFISS, 2013–2016
N Ahmadipour, K Watkins, M Fréchette, C Coulby, H Anyoti, K Johnson

Case series
Rat bite fever on Vancouver Island: 2010–2016
BN Hryciw, CP Wright, K Tan

Advisory Committee Statement
Summary of the NACI Update on Herpes Zoster Vaccines
R Warrington, S Ismail on behalf of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)

Rapid communication
Updated NACI recommendations for measles post-exposure prophylaxis
MC Tunis, MI Salvadori, V Dubey, O Baclic on behalf of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)

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