Comparison of the clinical and laboratory characteristics of pertussis or viral lower respiratory tract infections

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Selbuz S., ÇİFTCİ E., ÖZDEMİR H., Guriz H., Ince E.

JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, vol.13, no.9, pp.823-830, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.3855/jidc.10558
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.823-830
  • Keywords: Bordetella pertussis, pediatric intensive care unit, pertussis vaccine, whooping cough, BORDETELLA-PERTUSSIS, TERTIARY CENTER, EPIDEMIOLOGY, FEATURES, CHILDREN, CULTURE, INFANTS
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Whooping cough-like respiratory tract infections (WCLRTI) caused by factors other than the Bordetella pertussis arc available. Clinical picture is difficult to differentiate between the B. pertussis and viral respiratory infections.