The association of viruses with clinical pertussis
- 1 September 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Epidemiology and Infection
- Vol. 69 (3), 399-403
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022172400021641
Abstract
SUMMARY: This study describes the results of attempts to grow viruses from per-nasal swabs taken from 136 children with clinical pertussis.Altogether 37 strains of a variety of different viruses were isolated. Adenovirus was the most frequent, making up 30 % of the total. Besides these, herpes simplex, measles, influenza A2, influenza B, mumps, poliovirus and respiratory syncytial virus were detected.Bordetella pertussis was isolated from 22 % of the cases.It appears that a pertussis-like syndrome can be caused by many agents besides Bord. pertussis and an accurate diagnosis requires laboratory confirmation.Keywords
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