title: Whooping cough in a renal transplant recipient.
abstract: Whooping cough is a respiratory infection with a severity that varies with age, immune status, and probably with other factors such as the degree of exposure and the virulence of the organism. The most frequent microorganism responsible for whooping cough is Bordetella pertussis. We present the case of a 62-year-old renal transplant recipient presenting with typical and severe manifestations of whooping cough caused by B. pertussis.
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Department, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garbiras
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Department, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shabaka
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Department, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Calvo
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Department, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Department, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Department, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lopez de la Manzanara
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Department, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Sanchez-Fructuoso
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Bordetella pertussis; renal transplant; respiratory infection; stridor; whooping cough