ArticleTuberculosis and respiratory diseases2012
A Multicenter Study of Pertussis Infection in Adults with Coughing in Korea: PCR-Based Study.
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- A systematic review of the burden of pertussis in South Korea.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2021Pooled it
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- Perspectives on chronic cough in Korea.Journal of thoracic disease · 2020Review
- Seroprevalence of Pertussis in Healthcare Workers without Adult Pertussis Vaccine Use at a University Hospital in Korea.Journal of Korean medical science · 2018Article
- Chronic cough in Korean adults: a literature review on common comorbidity.Asia Pacific allergy · 2016Review
- Role of Atypical Pathogens and the Antibiotic Prescription Pattern in Acute Bronchitis: A Multicenter Study in Korea.Journal of Korean medical science · 2015Article
- Epidemiological aspects of pertussis among adults and adolescents in a Korean outpatient setting: a multicenter, PCR-based study.Journal of Korean medical science · 2014Article
- Prevalence of chronic sputum and associated factors in Korean adults.Journal of Korean medical science · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundLimited data on the incidence and clinical characteristics of adult pertussis infections are available in Korea.
methodsThirty-one hospitals and the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collaborated to investigate the incidence and clinical characteristics of pertussis infections among adults with a bothersome cough in non-outbreak, ordinary outpatient settings. Nasopharyngeal aspirates or nasopharyngeal swabs were collected for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and culture tests.
resultsThe study enrolled 934 patients between September 2009 and April 2011. Five patients were diagnosed as confirmed cases, satisfying both clinical and laboratory criteria (five positive PCR and one concurrent positive culture). Among 607 patients with cough duration of at least 2 weeks, 504 satisfied the clinical criteria of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (i.e., probable case). The clinical pertussis cases (i.e., both probable and confirmed cases) had a wide age distribution (45.7±15.5 years) and cough duration (median, 30 days; interquartile range, 18.0~50.0 days). In addition, sputum, rhinorrhea, and myalgia were less common and dyspnea was more common in the clinical cases, compared to the others (p=0.037, p=0.006, p=0.005, and p=0.030, respectively).
conclusionThe positive rate of pertussis infection may be low in non-outbreak, ordinary clinical settings if a PCR-based method is used. However, further prospective, well-designed, multicenter studies are needed.
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