Whooping cough: Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 20 confirmed cases of the Paediatric Hospital of Misiones province

Pertussis or whooping cough is a respiratory disease that has emerged in recent years in several countries including Argentina. The aim is to retrospectively describe clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 20 patients in the Pediatric Hospital of Misiones with confirmed diagnosis of whoopin...

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Autores principales: Von Specht, M., Grenon, S., Tagliaferri, P., López, O., Regueira, M., Fosatti, S., Weltman, G., Hozbor, D.
Formato: JOUR
Lenguaje:Spanish
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Molecular diagnosis
Pediatrics
Whooping cough
apnea
article
cause of death
clinical article
coughing
cyanosis
disease duration
female
human
infant
male
pediatric hospital
pertussis
public health problem
world health organization
Argentina
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Pertussis Vaccine
Retrospective Studies
Whooping Cough
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_03250075_v107_n5_p449_VonSpecht
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spelling todo:paper_03250075_v107_n5_p449_VonSpecht2023-10-03T15:23:14Z Whooping cough: Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 20 confirmed cases of the Paediatric Hospital of Misiones province Von Specht, M. Grenon, S. Tagliaferri, P. López, O. Regueira, M. Fosatti, S. Weltman, G. Hozbor, D. Molecular diagnosis Pediatrics Whooping cough apnea article cause of death clinical article coughing cyanosis disease duration female human infant male pediatric hospital pertussis public health problem world health organization Argentina Female Humans Infant Male Pertussis Vaccine Retrospective Studies Whooping Cough Pertussis or whooping cough is a respiratory disease that has emerged in recent years in several countries including Argentina. The aim is to retrospectively describe clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 20 patients in the Pediatric Hospital of Misiones with confirmed diagnosis of whooping cough, according to criteria set by WHO and CDC, during the years 2005 and 2006. The median age was 4 months, 13 were male (65%). Fourteen patients (70%) were younger than 6 months and 9 (45%) younger than 6 months. All had cough (average duration of 7.6 days), 5 (25%) paroxysmal cough and 1 (5%) apnea and cyanosis. Two children died. Sixteen (80%) had not the three doses of vaccine quadruple, 7 children (35%) were younger than 3 months and had no dose. The disease remains a public health problem affecting not only children but also adults. JOUR Spanish info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_03250075_v107_n5_p449_VonSpecht
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topic Molecular diagnosis
Pediatrics
Whooping cough
apnea
article
cause of death
clinical article
coughing
cyanosis
disease duration
female
human
infant
male
pediatric hospital
pertussis
public health problem
world health organization
Argentina
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Pertussis Vaccine
Retrospective Studies
Whooping Cough
spellingShingle Molecular diagnosis
Pediatrics
Whooping cough
apnea
article
cause of death
clinical article
coughing
cyanosis
disease duration
female
human
infant
male
pediatric hospital
pertussis
public health problem
world health organization
Argentina
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Pertussis Vaccine
Retrospective Studies
Whooping Cough
Von Specht, M.
Grenon, S.
Tagliaferri, P.
López, O.
Regueira, M.
Fosatti, S.
Weltman, G.
Hozbor, D.
Whooping cough: Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 20 confirmed cases of the Paediatric Hospital of Misiones province
topic_facet Molecular diagnosis
Pediatrics
Whooping cough
apnea
article
cause of death
clinical article
coughing
cyanosis
disease duration
female
human
infant
male
pediatric hospital
pertussis
public health problem
world health organization
Argentina
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Pertussis Vaccine
Retrospective Studies
Whooping Cough
description Pertussis or whooping cough is a respiratory disease that has emerged in recent years in several countries including Argentina. The aim is to retrospectively describe clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 20 patients in the Pediatric Hospital of Misiones with confirmed diagnosis of whooping cough, according to criteria set by WHO and CDC, during the years 2005 and 2006. The median age was 4 months, 13 were male (65%). Fourteen patients (70%) were younger than 6 months and 9 (45%) younger than 6 months. All had cough (average duration of 7.6 days), 5 (25%) paroxysmal cough and 1 (5%) apnea and cyanosis. Two children died. Sixteen (80%) had not the three doses of vaccine quadruple, 7 children (35%) were younger than 3 months and had no dose. The disease remains a public health problem affecting not only children but also adults.
format JOUR
author Von Specht, M.
Grenon, S.
Tagliaferri, P.
López, O.
Regueira, M.
Fosatti, S.
Weltman, G.
Hozbor, D.
author_facet Von Specht, M.
Grenon, S.
Tagliaferri, P.
López, O.
Regueira, M.
Fosatti, S.
Weltman, G.
Hozbor, D.
author_sort Von Specht, M.
title Whooping cough: Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 20 confirmed cases of the Paediatric Hospital of Misiones province
title_short Whooping cough: Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 20 confirmed cases of the Paediatric Hospital of Misiones province
title_full Whooping cough: Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 20 confirmed cases of the Paediatric Hospital of Misiones province
title_fullStr Whooping cough: Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 20 confirmed cases of the Paediatric Hospital of Misiones province
title_full_unstemmed Whooping cough: Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 20 confirmed cases of the Paediatric Hospital of Misiones province
title_sort whooping cough: clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 20 confirmed cases of the paediatric hospital of misiones province
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_03250075_v107_n5_p449_VonSpecht
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