Whooping cough--still a challenge.

Preparation and Evaluation of Stained Pertussis Antigen for Serodiagnosis of Whooping Cough

Whooping cough in school age children with persistent cough: prospective cohort study in primary care.

OBJECTIVE To estimate the proportion of school age children with a persistent cough who have evidence of a recent Bordetella pertussis infection. DESIGN Prospective cohort study (October 2001 to March 2005). SETTING General practices in Oxfordshire, England. PARTICIPANTS 172 children aged 5-16 years who presented to their general practitioner with a cough lasting 14 days or more who conse...

BMJ B Brueggemann , Richard

Objective To estimate the proportion of school age children with a persistent cough who have evidence of a recent Bordetella pertussis infection. Design Prospective cohort study (October 2001 to March 2005). Setting General practices in Oxfordshire, England. Participants 172 children aged 5-16 years who presented to their general practitioner with a cough lasting 14 days or more who consented t...

Whooping cough--a study of severity in hospital cases.

In an attempt to determine the clinical severity and prognosis of children admitted to hospital with whooping cough, 127 patients were studied prospectively during a 12-month period. Clinical and laboratory criteria were used and the impression gained was that most cases were mild, although 3 children were dangerously ill and at least 30% had symptoms lasting 2 months or longer. There were no d...

Impact of whooping cough on patients and their families.

The effects of whooping cough were studied in 21 children admitted to hospital with the disease and in their families. The illness caused considerable distress to both child and family. Parents suffered especially from fears for the life and health of their child and from serious loss of sleep. Two months after admission the child's behaviour was still disturbed, but in most cases the rest of t...