Pertussis Accompanying Recent Mycoplasma Infection in a 10-Year-Old Girl.
- Author:
Mi Kyung CHEON
1
;
Hyunju NA
;
Seung Beom HAN
;
Hyo Jin KWON
;
Yoon Hong CHUN
;
Jin Han KANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Bordetella pertussis; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Coinfection; Child
- MeSH: Bordetella pertussis; Bronchopneumonia; Child*; Coinfection; Cough; Female*; Fever; Humans; Incidence; Korea; Mycoplasma Infections*; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Mycoplasma*; Pertussis Vaccine; Pneumonia; Pneumonia, Mycoplasma; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Roxithromycin; Serologic Tests; Vomiting; Whooping Cough*
- From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2015;47(3):197-201
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Recently, the incidence of pertussis has been increasing; however, reports on mixed infection of pertussis with other respiratory pathogens are rare in highly immunized populations. We report the case of a 10-year-old girl who presented with cough, post-tussive emesis, and fever. She was subsequently diagnosed with bronchopneumonia. Although she had received five doses of diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis vaccine, polymerase chain reaction of her nasopharyngeal aspirate confirmed Bordetella pertussis infection. In addition, serologic testing for Mycoplasma pneumoniae was also positive. The patient was treated with roxithromycin without any complications. This is the first report of mixed B. pertussis and M. pneumoniae infection in Korea. To avoid under-diagnosis, pertussis should be considered in patients with chronic cough even when other respiratory pathogens have been documented.
