[Severe pertussis: State of the art]. / Coqueluche grave: Estado del arte.
Rev Chilena Infectol
; 29(3): 290-306, 2012 Jun.
Article
em Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23096468
Pertussis is a contagious disease that has reappeared in the recent years as a public health problem in our country. The clinical presentation has changed especially in the main risk group, children under one year old, evolving in occasions to a highly lethal course called malignant or severe Pertussis. The present review discusses the epidemiology and the mechanisms of pathogenicity, and also describes the risk factors, clinical features and pathophysiology of this particular form. The current evidence and effectiveness of new treatments are described, and a treatment algorithm is proposed.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Índice de Gravidade de Doença
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Bordetella pertussis
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Coqueluche
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Chilena Infectol
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Chile
País de publicação:
Chile