Infantile Pertussis Rediscovered in China

Abstract

Immunization against pertussis was introduced in China in the 1960s. Since the 1970s, no culture-confirmed pertussis cases have been reported in the country. We report six infants with culture-confirmed pertussis, who were initially diagnosed as having other respiratory diseases, at Beijing Children’s Hospital, Beijing.

Keywords

• bacterial culture
• China
• immunization
• pertussis