Cough and fear of sleep: early clinical signs of Bordetella pertussis in an adult

Pertussis is increasing in frequency among adults, but early diagnosis requires special attention to details in the medical history. We describe a 64 year-old male with classic signs and symptoms of pertussis and documented Bordetella pertussis infection that were overlooked because he presented wit...

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Main Authors: Thomas C. Jones, Markus Gasser, Peter Erb, Hanspeter Oechslin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702004000400009&lng=en&tlng=en