Advances in the diagnosis of severe pertussis and in the research of mortality risk factors from pertussis
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-428X.2019.22.001
- VernacularTitle: 重症百日咳的诊断及其死亡风险因素研究进展
- Author:
Kaihu YAO
1
;
Lijun LI
2
Author Information
1. Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Infection Diseases, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children′s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children′s Health, Beijing 100045, China
2. Department of Respiration, Guangzhou Women and Children′s Medical Center, Guangzhou 510623, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Critical/severe pertussis;
Hyperleukocytosis;
Pulmonary hypertension;
Exchange transfusion;
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2019;34(22):1681-1685
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Pertussis is an acute highly contagious respiratory disease, which is associated with high rate of hospitalization and death in infants and young children.The pathogenesis of severe pertussis has not been elucidated, and there has not been a consistent universal definition in severe pertussis.This article summarizes the present clinical de-finitions of severe pertussis related diagnosis, and the risk factors for death from pertussis.This text could benefit the clinical practice and the further researches, and to contribute to establish a regulation of the diagnosis and treatment of severe pertussis early.
