title: Serious pertussis overlooked in infants.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Kinder und Jugendliche, Erlangen, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Heininger
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stehr
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Cherry
mesh_terms: D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000175:diagnosis*