Pertussis as a Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Cough in Adults / 감염과화학요법
Infection and Chemotherapy
;
: 331-334, 2004.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-722036
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Pertussis was long considered a childhood illness. However, in the last two decades, it has been reported as a cause of prolonged cough in adolescents and adults in other countries. Infection of Bordetella pertussis was prospectively searched among adults with a persistent cough. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Adult patients, who visited either the outpatient clinic of a municipal hospital or a university health service center due to cough of more than six days' duration without underlying pulmonary disease, from September 2002 to May 2003, were enrolled. The culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were used for confirming of B. pertussis infection.RESULTS:
102 adult patients with persistent cough were evaluated. 3 (2.9%) patients were PCR positive for B. pertussis. There were no patients with positive culture. All patients with positive PCR had one or more classic symptoms of pertussis and their cough persisted for 3-7 weeks.CONCLUSION:
We confirmed the morbidity of pertussis in Korean adults with persistent cough. Pertussis should be considered as a differential diagnosis of chronic cough in adults.
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Assunto principal:
Serviços de Saúde para Estudantes
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Bordetella pertussis
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Coqueluche
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Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
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Estudos Prospectivos
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Tosse
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Diagnóstico Diferencial
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Instituições de Assistência Ambulatorial
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Hospitais Municipais
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Pneumopatias
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo observacional
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Infection and Chemotherapy
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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