ArticleBMC infectious diseases2019
Identfication of viral and bacterial etiologic agents of the pertussis-like syndrome in children under 5 years old hospitalized.
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- Efficacy and Safety of Combined Treatment with Traditional Herbal Medicine and Western Medicine for Children with Pertussis-like Syndrome: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Epidemiological investigation of a pertussis outbreak among schoolchildren in Burkina Faso, 2019.BMC research notes · 2025Article
- Pertussis-like Syndrome Caused by Acinetobacter pittii ST119.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2023Article
- Evaluation of BioFire Respiratory Panel 2Microbiology spectrum · 2023Article
- Etiological distribution of pertussis-like syndrome in 756 children in Chengdu.Translational pediatrics · 2021Article
- Neurologic alterations in an HIV adult patient with pertussis: a case report.BMC infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Pathogen analysis of pertussis-like syndrome in children.BMC infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Immunomodulation as a Novel Strategy for Prevention and Treatment ofFrontiers in immunology · 2019Review
- Retrospective study of clinical characteristics and viral etiologies of patients with viral pneumonia in Beijing.Pulmonary circulationArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAcute respiratory infections (ARIs) represent an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children, remaining a major public health concern, especially affecting children under 5 years old from low-income countries. Unfortunately, information regarding their epidemiology is still limited in Peru.
methodsA secondary data analysis was performed from a previous cross-sectional study conducted in children with a probable diagnosis of Pertussis from January 2010 to July 2012. All samples were analyzed via Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) for the following etiologies: Influenza-A, Influenza-B, RSV-A, RSV-B, Adenovirus, Parainfluenza 1 virus, Parainfluenza 2 virus, Parainfluenza 3 virus, Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae.
resultsA total of 288 patients were included. The most common pathogen isolated was Adenovirus (49%), followed by Bordetella pertussis (41%) from our previous investigation, the most prevelant microorganisms were Mycoplasma pneumonia (26%) and Influenza-B (19.8%). Coinfections were reported in 58% of samples and the most common association was found between B. pertussis and Adenovirus (12.2%).
conclusionsThere was a high prevalence of Adenovirus, Mycoplasma pneumoniae and other etiologies in patients with a probable diagnosis of pertussis. Despite the presence of persistent cough lasting at least two weeks and other clinical characteristics highly suspicious of pertussis, secondary etiologies should be considered in children under 5 years-old in order to give a proper treatment.
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