Bordetella pertussis can cause serious and potentially fatal complications, especially in very young infants. Early diagnosis and treatment of pertussis with a macrolide antibiotic, such as azithromycin, before the paroxysmal stage of disease can help mitigate complications and reduce the spread of this highly contagious disease.
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【저자키워드】 Bordetella pertussis, Whooping cough, paroxysmal cough, Tdap and DTaP vaccine,
【저자키워드】 Bordetella pertussis, Whooping cough, paroxysmal cough, Tdap and DTaP vaccine,