When is acute persistent cough in school-age children and adults whooping cough?: A prospective case series study

British Journal of General Practice

Felicity Goodyear-Smith¹  Cameron C Grant¹  Angela Chong¹  Nikki Turner¹  Kathryn Philipson¹  Joanna Stewart¹ 

[1] Department of General Practice & Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

关键词: Bordetella pertussis;    cough;    general practice;    signs and symptoms;    respiratory;    whooping cough;   

DOI  :  10.3399/bjgp13X670705

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Royal College of General Practitioners

【 摘 要 】

Pertussis is a vaccine modified disease in most age groups and hence subtle in its presentation. Current diagnostic approaches require relatively invasive sampling.

【 授权许可】

Unknown