Volume 8, Number 8—August 2002
Dispatch
Infantile Pertussis Rediscovered in China
Jingmin Wang*, Yonghong Yang*, Jie Li*, Jussi Mertsola†, Heikki Arvilommi‡, Lin Yuan*, Xuzhuang Shen*, and Qiushui He‡
Table
Clinical details of six infants with pertussis, China, June 2000–May 2001
| Case | Age (weeks) and sex | Duration of cough at sampling (day) | Signs and symptoms | Leukocyte count X 109/L (% lymphocytes) | Diagnosis at admission | Possible source of infection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 (M) | 15 | Paroxysmal cough, cyanosis | 15.3 (62.5) | Bronchopneumonia | Mother, father, grandmothera |
| 2 | 9 (F) | 15 | Cough without paroxysms | 19.8 (57.7) | Bronchopneumonia | Cousin |
| 3 | 8 (M) | 15 | Paroxysmal cough | 17.6 (63.5) | Bronchitis | Not known |
| 4 | 11 (M) | 15 | Paroxysmal cough | 26.7 (52.0) | Pneumonia | Mother, father |
| 5 | 16 (M) | 20 | Paroxysmal cough, vomiting | 14.0 (55.0) | Pneumonia | Mother, aunt, cousina |
| 6b | 10 (M) | 5 | Paroxysmal cough | 27.0 (69.9) | Bronchitis | Mother, grandmother |
aCulture positive for Bordella pertussis.
bPatient was treated in the outpatient department but not hospitalized.
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