Infantile pertussis rediscovered in China.
Immunization against pertussis was introduced in China in the 1960s. Since the 1970s, no culture-confirmed pertussis cases have been reported in the country. We report six infants with culture-confirmed pertussis, who were initially diagnosed as having other respiratory diseases at Beijing Children's Hospital, Beijing.
Wang
Jingmin
J
Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yang
Yonghong
Y
Li
Jie
J
Mertsola
Jussi
J
Arvilommi
Heikki
H
Shen
Xuzhuang
X
He
Qiushui
Q
D001886:Bordetella pertussis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine