Recurrent apnea in an infant with pertussis due to household transmission

Bordetella pertussis causes life‐threatening apnea in infants. Lymphocytosis is an important clue for diagnosis and for determining the severity of pertussis. Antibiotics do not shorten or ameliorate the disease and only decrease the risk of transmission. Antepartum maternal immunization is importan...

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Autores principales: Ochi, Motoharu, Nosaka, Nobuyuki, Knaup, Emily, Tsukahara, Kohei, Kikkawa, Tomonobu, Fujii, Yousuke, Yashiro, Masato, Sato, Keiji, Ugawa, Toyomu, Okada, Ayumi, Tsukahara, Hirokazu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5331238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28265381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.765
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Sumario:Bordetella pertussis causes life‐threatening apnea in infants. Lymphocytosis is an important clue for diagnosis and for determining the severity of pertussis. Antibiotics do not shorten or ameliorate the disease and only decrease the risk of transmission. Antepartum maternal immunization is important for preventing pertussis in infants.

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