title: [Pertussis diagnosis: the limitation of the currently used criteria and the suggestion of Global Pertussis Initiative].
abstract: It has been recognized that pertussis is a disease that affects all age groups. There are obvious limitations in the currently used diagnostic criteria with "one-size-fits-all" definition, which is not advantageous to start individual treatment and perform strategies for preventing the transmission. Therefore, the expert group of Global Pertussis Initiative gives a suggestion for the diagnosis of pertussis. Based on the related published studies, the present article analyzes the limitations of the current criteria, and introduces the GPI's suggestion in detail.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100045, China. yaokaihu@bch.com.cn.
authors.forename: Kai-Hu
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Ji-Kui
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Rexiati
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dawuti
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000175:diagnosis*