ArticleOman medical journal2017
Pertussis and Pertussis like Illness: Pediatric Experience in Oman.
Article in Oman medical journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Burden of pertussis in infants in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and the impact of maternal vaccination: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Development and validation of a diagnostic prediction model for children with pertussis.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Pathogen analysis of pertussis-like syndrome in children.BMC infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Strategic Approaches Towards Pertussis Control in Oman.Oman medical journal · 2018Article
- Protective effect of exclusive breastfeeding and effectiveness of maternal vaccination in reducing pertussis-like illness.Jornal de pediatriaArticle
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Abstract
objectivesA resurgence of pertussis or whooping cough has been observed worldwide despite broad vaccination coverage. Pertussis like illness (PLI) refers to a clinical syndrome compatible with pertussis infection but lacking laboratory confirmation or an epidemiological link to a confirmed case. Our study aimed to estimate the contribution of
methodsDemographic and clinical information were retrospectively collected from the medical records of children < 13 years old and hospitalized for PLI in two pediatric units in Oman from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2013. The laboratory data of all cases were reviewed and confirmed cases of pertussis were identified, analyzed, and compared with non-confirmed cases.
resultsA total of 131 patients were enrolled in this study. The majority (95.4% [125/131]) were infants. Only 54.1% (71/131) of admitted children with PLI were tested for pertussis. The incidence of pertussis infection among the tested group was 16.9% (12/71) with a 95% confidence interval 8.2-25.6. Severe illness occurred in 56.4% (74/131) of patients, and six were confirmed to have pertussis. Pediatric intensive care unit admission was required for one confirmed case of pertussis and eight cases from the PLI group (three were negative for pertussis, and five were not tested). Receiver operator characteristic curve analysis revealed that a white blood cell count
conclusionsTaking into consideration that the number tested for pertussis was limited, the incidence of pertussis was 16.9% (12 out of 71 patients). Lymphocytosis can be used as a reliable predictor for the diagnosis of pertussis especially in the absence of specific confirmatory tests or until their results are available.
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