Detecting pertussis in the Highlands region of Chiapas, Mexico
oleh: Jazmín Guadalupe Castañon-Ortíz, Héctor J Sánchez-Pérez, Mercedes Flores-López, Jorge León-Cortés, Adelina Schlie-Guzmán, Javier Gutiérrez-Jiménez, Jessica Lizzeth Gutiérrez-Ferman, Elvira Garza-González, Miguel Martín-Mateo, Natalia Romero-Sandoval, Allied Bencomo-Alerm, Anaximandro Gómez-Velasco
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| Diterbitkan: | Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2020-12-01 |
Deskripsi
Objective. To determine the rate of Bordetella pertussis infection in children admitted to a paediatric emergency hospital service. Material and methods. The positivity rate to B. pertussis infection was determined in 344 enrolled children under five-year old measured by culture, RT-PCR, clinical and laboratory predictors. Results. The positive rate of B. pertussis infection was 5.40% (95%CI=2.24-13.05) by culture, 16.12% (95%CI=2.42-29.84) by RT-PCR, and 36.66% (95%CI=18.36-54.97) by the laboratory predictor. Conclusions. Clinical and laboratory predictors represent a suitable tool to improve the diagnosis and prevention of pertussis by health services in the region of study.