Clinical characteristics and laboratory diagnosis of pertussis in children
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-428X.2017.22.004
- VernacularTitle:儿童百日咳的临床特点及实验室诊断
- Author:
Jikui DENG
1
;
Hongmei WANG
;
Shufeng TIAN
Author Information
1. 518038,深圳市儿童医院感染科
- Keywords:
Pertussis;
Clinical characteristics;
Laboratory diagnosis;
Child
- From:
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2017;32(22):1692-1695
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Pertussis is a highly contagious,vaccine-preventable respiratory illness.The reemergence of pertussis occurs in recent years.Typical pertussis is characterized by severe paroxysmal coughing which can persist for weeks after initial onset,however,some infants may have no special symptom.Newborns and children who are not vaccinated or partially vaccinated present more severe symptoms.Pertussis related complications include pneumonia,encephalitis,pulmonary hypertension,hyper leukocytosis,and co-infections.Nucleic acid detection,bacterial culture and serum antibody test are helpful for laboratory diagnosis.The right specimen collection and culture medium choice are crucial to bacteriological diagnosis of pertussis.
