Pertussis in pregnancy.
During the period July 1979 to April 1980 four pregnant women in one general practice were found to be suffering from pertussis. The diagnosis was based on clinical and serological evidence. The paper gives a clinical and bacteriological account for their progress and that of their babies. The possibility of pertussis occurring in expectant mothers at the present time is stressed.
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D001886:Bordetella pertussis / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000175:diagnosis*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial