title: Viral infections in clinical pertussis.
abstract: Of 44 children with clinical pertussis 29 (66%) had serological evidence of concurrent infection with respiratory viruses or Mycoplasma pneumoniae. The commonest superinfection was by mycoplasma (32%), followed by respiratory syncytial virus (27%) and adenoviruses (16%). The high prevalence of viral infections, many being multiple, supports the theory that pertussis predisposes to such infections or vice versa.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000150:complications; D012136:Respiratory Syncytial Viruses; D010253:Respirovirus Infections / Q000150:complications; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000150:complications*