Malignant pertussis in the pediatric intensive care unit

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-5

  Kundrat, Sarah L ^a   Wolek, Terry L ^a   Rowe Telow, Margaret ^a  

^a Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Infantile malignant pertussis; Infants; Pertussis; Respiratory disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PERTUSSIS; PREMATURITY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 73849096069     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCC.0b013e3181be489c     Document Type: Review

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