title: [Fast diagnosis of whooping cough in the infant. Contribution of the immunofluorescence technic].
abstract: Clinical and biochemical data of 22 children admitted from May 1982 to May 1983 were reviewed to study their values for early diagnosis of pertussis. Direct immunofluorescence for Bordetella pertussis was positive in 9 of the 12 confirmed cases and seems to be a reliable test.
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D001886:Bordetella pertussis / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008218:Lymphocytosis / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology; D011859:Radiography; D012621:Seasons; D013997:Time Factors; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial
vernacular_title: Le diagnostic rapide de la coqueluche chez le nourrisson. Apport de la méthode d'immunofluorescence.