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Pertussis in Children

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Pertussis, also known as “whooping cough,” is an acute respiratory tract infection caused primarily by Bordetella pertussis and much less frequently by other Bordetella species. As a human disease, it can affect susceptible individuals in all age groups. Pertussis, a highly contagious and severe infectious disease, is endemic mainly in middle- and low-income countries and occurs most commonly in unprotected infants younger than 6 months of age and neonates. However, surveillance of pertussis is insufficient for precisely estimating the numbers of cases or deaths in many countries. Pertussis remains a significant health issue for children worldwide, although it has been among the vaccine-preventable diseases for a very long time.

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  1. Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşçıoğlu City Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey

    Adem Karbuz

  2. Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey

    Emin Sami Arısoy

  3. Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Infectious Disease Service, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

    Sheldon L. Kaplan

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Karbuz, A., Arısoy, E.S., Kaplan, S.L. (2022). Pertussis in Children. In: Cingi, C., Arısoy, E.S., Bayar Muluk, N. (eds) Pediatric ENT Infections. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80691-0_62

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