Seroepidemiology of pertussis in senior adults.

widely used. Furthermore, as supportive treatment improves, patients who receive antimicrobial therapy, HAART, and/or appropriate use of colony-stimulating growth factors during the intense immunosuppressive phase of treatment are more likely to experience immunorestitution. Therefore, we expect that a greater spectrum of infecting microbes will be recognized in the setting of IRD. The aim of our study was to provide an introduction and stimulate further investigations in this emerging area in order to increase the understanding and improve the management of IRD.