title: Fatal pertussis in an Iowa infant.
abstract: Much media attention has been paid to neurological disease induced by DPT vaccine, but what about the risk of pertussis to unimmunized children? The authors present a case report of fatal whooping cough in a 5-week-old baby.
authors.affiliation: University of Iowa, Iowa City.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corkins
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grose
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Halbur
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology