Pertussis diagnosis: the limitation of the currently used criteria and the suggestion of Global Pertussis Initiative.
- Author:
Kai-Hu YAO
1
;
Ji-Kui DENG
;
Rexiati DAWUTI
Author Information
1. Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100045, China. yaokaihu@bch.com.cn.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Humans;
Practice Guidelines as Topic;
Whooping Cough;
diagnosis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
2016;18(9):891-896
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
It has been recognized that pertussis is a disease that affects all age groups. There are obvious limitations in the currently used diagnostic criteria with "one-size-fits-all" definition, which is not advantageous to start individual treatment and perform strategies for preventing the transmission. Therefore, the expert group of Global Pertussis Initiative gives a suggestion for the diagnosis of pertussis. Based on the related published studies, the present article analyzes the limitations of the current criteria, and introduces the GPI's suggestion in detail.
