Malignant Pertussis in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
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Infantile malignant pertussis is characterized by severe respiratory failure, pulmonary hypertension, leukocytosis, and death. Bordetella pertussis is a vaccine-preventable disease that is becoming a much more globally prevalent condition contributing to more and more infant deaths each year. This article examines 2 such cases and the hospital's internal and community-based programs initiated to help protect these vulnerable infants.
- Boston Children's Hospital United States
Male, Leukocytosis, Whooping Cough, Hypertension, Pulmonary, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Intensive Care Units, Pediatric, Bordetella pertussis, Humans, Respiratory Insufficiency, Infant, Premature
Male, Leukocytosis, Whooping Cough, Hypertension, Pulmonary, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Intensive Care Units, Pediatric, Bordetella pertussis, Humans, Respiratory Insufficiency, Infant, Premature
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