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ArticleThe Southern African journal of critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Society2025

Critical pertussis infection in the paediatric intensive care unit: A case series in an outbreak.

H Crichton, N Nkado, B Morrow, S Salie, C Procter

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Article in The Southern African journal of critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Society, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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H CrichtonDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
N NkadoDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
B MorrowDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
S SalieDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
C ProcterDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

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Abstract

Background: Objectives: This study describes the clinical profile, morbidity, mortality and management of children with critical pertussis admitted to a South African paediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Study design: A retrospective analysis of children with critical pertussis admitted to the PICU over 1 year (January 2022 - December 2022). Results: There were 1 273 PICU admissions during the study period, of which 101 (7.9%) were tested and 19 (1.5%) tested positive for Conclusion: Critical Contribution of the study: This study demonstrated high mortality rates in infants with critical pertussis under the age of 3 months, especially in infants who are unimmunized or partially immunized. We therefore recommend vaccination against

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PMCPMC12419810

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