Pertussis: The Whooping Cough.
review · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.pop.2018.05.003.
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Abstract
Bordetella pertussis can cause serious and potentially fatal complications, especially in very young infants. Early diagnosis and treatment of pertussis with a macrolide antibiotic, such as azithromycin, before the paroxysmal stage of disease can help mitigate complications and reduce the spread of this highly contagious disease.
Medical subject headings
- Whooping Cough