Epidemiología de las hospitalizaciones atribuibles a tos ferina en niños menores de 12 meses en España (1999-2005)

Hospitalizations due to whooping-cough occur mainly in breastfeeding infants aged < 4 months. Public health measures, including vaccination carers, healthcare workers and relatives, especially young parents of babies aged < 12 months, are required to reduce whooping-cough related hospitalizations.