RT Book, Section
A1 Gomella, Tricia Lacy
A1 Cunningham, M. Douglas
A1 Eyal, Fabien G.
A1 Tuttle, Deborah J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1107524855
T1 Pertussis
T2 Neonatology: Management, Procedures, On-Call Problems, Diseases, and Drugs, 7e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071768016
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1107524855
RD 2024/04/19
AB Pertussis  is  an  infection  caused  by  the  gram-negative  bacteria  Bordetella  pertussis.  In  children  it  often  presents  with  respiratory  symptoms,  including  the  classic  whooping  cough,  but  in  neonates  it  tends  to  have  an  atypical  and  more  severe  presentation.