Serious pertussis overlooked in infants.
Two infants with life-threatening pertussis are presented in whom the diagnosis was delayed. A review of pertinent literature suggests that the diagnosis of pertussis in infants is frequently missed and therefore the morbidity and mortality from this disease is underestimated.
Heininger
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Universitätsklinik für Kinder und Jugendliche, Erlangen, Federal Republic of Germany.
Stehr
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K
Cherry
J D
JD
D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000175:diagnosis*