On the aetiology of whooping cough.
The results of routine bacterial and viral studies on 483 patients with whooping cough, investigated at one hospital over a five year period are presented. The possible role of respiratory viruses in the aetiology of the disease is discussed.
D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001315:Australia; D001886:Bordetella pertussis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004770:Enterovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009975:Orthomyxoviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012136:Respiratory Syncytial Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018108:Respirovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012229:Rhinovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology