A 4-Year-Old Girl Is Diagnosed with Bordetella Pertussis Infection After

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Multiple Choice

A 4-year-old girl is diagnosed with Bordetella pertussis infection after an outbreak at her day care center.  She has paroxysmal coughing fits and is prescribed a course of macrolide antibiotics.  The patient lives with her 30-year-old parents and 1-year-old sister.  Her family members have up-to-date immunizations and are asymptomatic.  Which of the following is the most appropriate way to limit the immediate risk of infection in household contacts?

• A)Administer pertussis immunization to all household contacts
• B)Administer postexposure prophylactic vaccination to the sister only
• C)Prescribe a macrolide antibiotic for all household contacts
• D)Prescribe a macrolide antibiotic for the sister
• E)Prophylaxis for close contacts is not required

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