von Specht Martha, Grenon Sandra, Tagliaferri Paulina, López Oscar, Regueira Mabel, Fosatti Sofía, Weltman Gabriela, Hozbor Daniela
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Misiones.
Arch Argent Pediatr. 2009 Oct;107(5):449-52. doi: 10.1590/S0325-00752009000500013.
Pertussis or whooping cough is a respiratory disease that has emerged in recent years in several countries including Argentina. The aim is to retrospectively describe clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 20 patients in the Pediatric Hospital of Misiones with confirmed diagnosis of whooping cough, according to criteria set by WHO and CDC, during the years 2005 and 2006. The median age was 4 months, 13 were male (65%). Fourteen patients (70%) were younger than 6 months and 9 (45%) younger than 3 months. All had cough (average duration of 7.6 days), 5 (25%) paroxysmal cough and 1 (5%) apnea and cyanosis. Two children died. Sixteen (80%) had not the three doses of vaccine quadruple, 7 children (35%) were younger than 3 months and had no dose. The disease remains a public health problem affecting not only children but also adults.
百日咳是一种呼吸系统疾病，近年来在包括阿根廷在内的几个国家出现。目的是根据世界卫生组织（WHO）和美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）制定的标准，回顾性描述2005年至2006年期间在米西奥内斯省儿童医院确诊为百日咳的20名患者的临床和流行病学特征。中位年龄为4个月，13名男性（65%）。14名患者（70%）年龄小于6个月，9名（45%）年龄小于3个月。所有患者均有咳嗽（平均持续时间7.6天），5名（25%）有阵发性咳嗽，1名（5%）有呼吸暂停和发绀。两名儿童死亡。16名（80%）未接种三剂四联疫苗，7名儿童（35%）年龄小于3个月且未接种任何一剂。该疾病仍然是一个公共卫生问题，不仅影响儿童，也影响成年人。
