Book chapter
Pertussis (Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis)
Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, pp 1761-1765
2025
Abstract
Pertussis is an acute respiratory tract infection; the term pertussis means “intense cough” and is preferable to whooping cough, because most infected individuals do not “whoop.”
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- Title
- Pertussis (Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis)
- Creators
- Emily E. Souder - Drexel UniversitySarah S. Long - Drexel University
- Contributors
- Robert M. Kliegman (Editor) - Medical College of WisconsinNathan J. Blum (Editor) - Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaRobert C. Tasker (Editor) - Boston Children's HospitalKaren M Wilson (Editor) - University of RochesterJoseph W St. Geme (Editor) - Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaAbigail M Schuh (Editor) - Medical College of WisconsinCara L. Mack (Editor) - Medical College of WisconsinMatthew A. Deardorff (Editor) - Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
- Publication Details
- Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, pp 1761-1765
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Edition
- 22nd
- Number of pages
- 5
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pediatrics
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85206230155
- Other Identifier
- 991021895281804721