Respiratory failure caused by dual infection with Bordetella pertussis and respiratory syncytial virus.
Two infants with pneumonia caused by both Bordetella pertussis and respiratory syncytial virus (RS virus) suffered respiratory failure preceded by convulsion. Detection of respiratory pathogens with polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was crucial in the management of dually infected infants.
Aoyama
T
T
Department of Pediatrics, Kawasaki Municipal Hospital, Japan.
Ide
Y
Y
Watanabe
J
J
Takeuchi
Y
Y
Imaizumi
A
A
D001886:Bordetella pertussis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018113:Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000175:diagnosis*