Risk factors of ICU or high dependency requirements amongst hospitalized pediatric pertussis cases: A 10 year retrospective series, Singapore

As the majority of pertussis patients were infants ≤3 months old who are at high risk for ICU/HD admission and intubation/NIV, prevention is key to reducing pertussis morbidity. Even though not statistically significant, DTaP vaccination had a role in preventing ICU/HD admission and intubation/NIV.