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Kighoste - en livstruende infektion hos spædbörn. Bör vaccinationsprogrammet udvides?
Engelsk titel: Pertussis - a life-threatening infection in infants. Is there a need for booster vaccination? Läs online Författare: Pedersen T Språk: Dan Antal referenser: 17 Dokumenttyp: Fallbeskrivning UI-nummer: 08051950

Tidskrift

Ugeskrift for Laeger 2008;170(17)1474 ISSN 0041-5782 E-ISSN 1603-6824 KIBs bestånd av denna tidskrift Denna tidskrift är expertgranskad (Peer-Reviewed)

Sammanfattning

A 5-week-old boy was admitted to hospital with clinical pneumonia. He became increasingly respiratory insufficient requiring ventilation. He developed severe leukocytosis and pulmonary hypertension and died 3 days after admission. Pertussis was diagnosed by PCR. The frequency of pertussis is increasing in all ages worldwide, despite national vaccination programmes. Some countries now acknowledge that adolescents and adults are transmitting the disease to infants and recommend late booster vaccination. Our case suggests the need for these recommendations.