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Severe Pertussis Infection With Hyperleukocytosis in a 10-Month-Old Unvaccinated Amish Female: A Case Report

Bordetella pertussis (B. pertussis) commonly infects individuals of all ages. However, pertussis, the disease caused by B. pertussis infection, is most severe in young infants. Severe pertussis, defined by the presence of refractory hypoxemia, pneumonia, cardiogenic shock, and hyperleukocytosis, is...

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Autores principales: Long, Stephen, Lowe, Robert B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9377648/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35983385
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.26885