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Neonatal pertussis: an emerging issue of concern

Published:2020-08-18 Issue:1 Volume:51 Page:99-102
ISSN:0049-4755
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Author:

Dhir Shashi K¹,Angurana Suresh K²^ORCID,Sundaram Venkataseshan³,Kumar Praveen⁴,Gautam Vikas⁵,Sangal Lucky⁶

Affiliation:

1. Senior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Centre (APC), Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India

2. Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Centre (APC), Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India

3. Additional Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Centre (APC), Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India

4. Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Centre (APC), Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India

5. Professor, Department of Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India

6. NPO-VPD Laboratories, WHO Country Office for India, New Delhi, India

Abstract

Neonatal pertussis is a resurging disease, possibly due to waning immunity in pregnant women. We report seven cases of neonatal pertussis ( Bordetella pertussis DNA PCR positive) in this retrospective study conducted at a tertiary care teaching hospital in north India over eight months (March to October 2018). All except one were male infants and presented at the age of 14–30 days with paroxysmal cough in all, four had fever, four had respiratory distress, three had similar illness in the family, and two had leucocytosis. All recovered well with azithromycin. The duration of hospital stay was 5–7 days. A strong suspicion of neonatal pertussis in neonates with paroxysmal cough and similar family history should be maintained as the prognosis is excellent, if treated appropriately.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0049475520940485

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