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Invasive Bordetella pertussis Infection in Infants: A Case Report

Infants are more likely to develop severe pertussis. We report a malignant pertussis case in a 2-month-old boy with respiratory failure, severe pneumonia, septic shock, and encephalopathy. Bordetella pertussis was detected from nasopharyngeal secretions by polymerase chain reaction, as well as both...

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Autores principales: Liao, Yang, Li, Wei-ran, Zhu, Yu, Luo, Shuang-hong, Liao, Qiong, Wan, Chao-min
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9547520/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36225748
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac478