Whooping cough is a specific infectious disease which is generally regarded as being caused by the Bacillus pertussis. The organism is sometimes found in the upper respiratory tracts, more often below the larynx than above it (Rahroh). The disease is characterized by the well known paroxysmal ...
Pertussis is an acute infectious disease caused by the organism Bordetella pertussis and characterized by a "whooping cough." Incidence of the disease had declined since the development of a vaccine, but is now increasing in reported cases. This increase has been attributed to both an increased aw...
Whooping cough is a respiratory infection with a severity that varies with age, immune status, and probably with other factors such as the degree of exposure and the virulence of the organism. The most frequent microorganism responsible for whooping cough is Bordetella pertussis . We present the ...
Whooping cough caused by Bordetella pertussis is a worldwide disease. The organism continues to circulate even in populations where high vaccine coverage of ... P Juretzko,von Kries R.,M Hermann,... - 《Clinical Infectious Diseases》 被引量: 153发表: 2002年 Mothers' management of childhood ...
Get the facts on whooping cough (pertussis) symptoms (whoop sound), causes (Bordetella pertussis), treatment, vaccine (DTaP, Tdap), and transmission.
About 80 per cent of the 2012whooping coughcases in Australia studied by the team were caused by pertactin-free strains. Pertactin is one of the three proteins, made from purified extracts ofBordetella pertussisbacteria, which are present in thevaccinecurrently used in Australia. The other two ...
Caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, a gram-negative rod, it's characterized by severe coughing spasms, often followed by an inspiratory whoop and by vomiting--the symptoms reported by the mother of the 3-year-old child. (1) Whooping cough is ...
(polymerase chain reaction and serology) than positive culture.3 Culture confirmation rates of 80% can be achieved by efficient pernasal swabbing and meticulous laboratory procedures.4 Culture negative cases, with a paroxysmal cough of less than three weeks, may well be caused by viruses or other...
A Case of Septicmic Cerebrospinal Meningitis Due to an Organism Resembling in Many Respects the Whooping Cough Bacillus of Bordet and GengouC. H. TreadgoldRoyal Army Medical Corps.British Medical Journal Publishing GroupBMJ Military Health
Bordetella pertussis;whooping cough;infants;epidemiology;vaccine;pregnancy;surveillance 1. Introduction Pertussis (whooping cough), caused byBordetella pertussis (B. pertussis), is a highly contagious and severe acute respiratory disease in individuals of all ages, most dangerous for young children, especia...