Volume 18, Number 1—January 2012
CME ACTIVITY - Research
Accelerating Control of Pertussis in England and Wales
Helen Campbell
, Gayatri Amirthalingam, Nick Andrews, Norman K. Fry, Robert C. George, Timothy Harrison, and Elizabeth Miller
, Gayatri Amirthalingam, Nick Andrews, Norman K. Fry, Robert C. George, Timothy Harrison, and Elizabeth Miller
Table 3
Details of hospitalized pertussis case-patients, England and Wales, 2002–2009*
| Age group | No. case-patients (% male) | Mean duration of stay, d |
|---|---|---|
| Infants <1 y | 2,338 (48) | 5.6 |
| <3 mo | 1,695 (48) | 6.5 |
| 3–5 mo | 464 (50) | 3.6 |
| 6–11 mo | 179 (41) | 2.2 |
| 1–4 y | 298 (43) | 1.5 |
| 5–9 y | 113 (47) | 1.0 |
| 10–14 y | 82 (46) | 0.9 |
| >15 y | 43 (37) | 5.8 |
*Case-patients with a primary or subsidiary diagnosis coded as pertussis in Hospital Episode Statistics data.
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