Re: Whooping cough and dialysis patients

[Joanna Harris]

Hi Carolyn,
Your local PHU will be able to advise – but in NSW unless any of the contacts are neonates / pregnant women prophylaxis in this setting is not normally advised. The method of diagnosis and other factors such as duration of symptoms and whether any appropriate antimicrobial has been prescribed will also have a bearing – we always run things past our PHU and ID team

Jo

Manager | Infection Management and Control Service
Level 1 Lawson House, Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong 2500, NSW
Tel. 02 4222 5898 | Fax. 02 4222 5367 | joanna.harris@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au

Hi all,

Can anyone help with the question below.

Haemodialysis patients, have a chronic disease and impaired immune systems. If a patient on a haemodialysis shift is diagnosed with whooping cough, do the other patients need to receive booster immunisations?

Sincerely
Carolyn

Carolyn Chenoweth
National Quality Coordinator
Fresenius Medical Care

Nephrocare Payneham Dialysis Centre
2 Portrush Road
PAYNEHAM SA 5070
phone (08) 81654313
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