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Última atualização: 07 Nov 2024

Resumo

Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • tosse
  • guincho inspiratório
  • coriza
  • vômito pós-tosse

Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • apneia
  • complicações neurológicas

Fatores de risco

  • status de não vacinado ou vacinado inadequadamente
  • contato próximo com uma pessoa infectada, especialmente em casa

Investigações diagnósticas

Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas

  • cultura de aspirado ou swab nasofaríngeo a partir da nasofaringe posterior
  • teste de amplificação de ácido nucleico (NAAT) ou aspirado nasofaríngeo ou swab nasofaríngeo posterior
  • sorologia
  • Hemograma completo

Investigações a serem consideradas

  • radiografia torácica
  • teste de fluidos orais

Algoritmo de tratamento

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

Declarações

EA declares that she has no competing interests.

Agradecimentos

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

Declarações

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

Anette Faye-Lund, MD

Department of Pediatrics

Hospital of Vestfold

Toensberg

Norway

Declarações

AFL declares that she has no competing interests.

Alexander K.C. Leung, MBBS

Pediatric Consultant

Alberta Children's Hospital

University of Calgary

Alberta

Canada

Declarações

AKCL declares that he has no competing interests.

Peer reviewer acknowledgements

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Disclosures

Peer reviewer affiliations and disclosures pertain to the time of the review.

Referências

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Principais artigos

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.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  Resumo

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  Resumo

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pertussis (whooping cough): clinicians. Aug 2022 [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

Artigos de referência

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