Invasive <i>Bordetella pertussis</i> Infection in Infants: A Case Report
Yang Liao, Wei-ran Li, Yu Zhu, Shuang-hong Luo, Qiong Liao, Chengao Wan
Abstract
Abstract Infants are more likely to develop severe pertussis. We report a malignant pertussis case in a 2-month-old boy with respiratory failure, severe pneumonia, septic shock, and encephalopathy. Bordetella pertussis was detected from nasopharyngeal secretions by polymerase chain reaction, as well as both blood and cerebrospinal fluid samples via metagenomics next-generation sequencing.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineBordetella pertussisPathogenic organismPediatricsMicrobiologyVirologyBacteriaGeneticsBiologyBacterial Infections and VaccinesInfectious Encephalopathies and EncephalitisInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management