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Última revisão: 22 Sep 2025
Última atualização: 01 Apr 2025

Resumo

Definição

Anamnesis y examen

Principales factores de diagnóstico

  • cough
  • inspiratory whooping
  • coryza
  • posttussive vomiting

Factores de riesgo

  • unvaccinated or undervaccinated status
  • close contact with an infected person, especially in the household

Pruebas diagnósticas

Primeras pruebas diagnósticas para solicitar

  • culture of a nasopharyngeal aspirate or swab from the posterior nasopharynx
  • nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) of nasopharyngeal aspirate or posterior nasopharyngeal swab
  • serology
  • CBC

Algoritmo de tratamiento

Colaboradores

Autores

Elisabeth Adderson, MD

Associate Member

St Jude Children's Research Hospital

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center

Memphis

TN

Divulgaciones

EA declares that she has no competing interests.

Agradecimientos

Dr Elisabeth Adderson would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr M. Nawal Lutfiyya and Dr Carrie Sharkey-Asner, previous contributors to this topic.

Divulgaciones

MNL declared that she had no competing interests. Unfortunately, we have since been made aware that Dr M. Nawal Lutfiyya is deceased. CSA declares that she has no competing interests.

Revisores por pares

Anette Faye-Lund, MD

Department of Pediatrics

Hospital of Vestfold

Toensberg

Norway

Divulgaciones

AFL declares that she has no competing interests.

Alexander K.C. Leung, MBBS

Pediatric Consultant

Alberta Children's Hospital

University of Calgary

Alberta

Canada

Divulgaciones

AKCL declares that he has no competing interests.

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Referencias

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Artículos principales

Havers FP, Moro PL, Hariri S, et al. Pertussis. In: Hall E, Wodi AP, Hamborsky J, et al, eds. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Epidemiology and prevention of vaccine-preventable diseases (the Pink Book). 14th ed. Washington, DC: Public Health Foundation; 2021. Updated Apr 2024.Texto completo

Kilgore PE, Salim AM, Zervos MJ, et al. Pertussis: microbiology, disease, treatment, and prevention. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2016 Jul;29(3):449-86.Texto completo  Resumen

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC Yellow Book 2024: health information for international travel. Section 5: travel-associated infections & diseases - pertussis/whooping cough. May 2023 [internet publication].Texto completo

American Academy of Pediatrics. Red book 2024-2027: report of the committee on infectious diseases. May 2024 [internet publication].Texto completo

Liang JL, Tiwari T, Moro P, et al. Prevention of pertussis, tetanus, and diphtheria with vaccines in the United States: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR Recomm Rep. 2018 Apr 27;67(2):1-44.Texto completo  Resumen

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Clinical overview of pertussis. Apr 2024 [internet publication].Texto completo

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Infection control in healthcare personnel:​ epidemiology and control of selected infections transmitted among healthcare personnel and patients. Apr 2024 [internet publication].Texto completo

Artículos de referencia

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