From: Infants hospitalized for Bordetella pertussis infection commonly have respiratory viral coinfections
Clinical variables | Pertussis (N = 28) | Pertussis + Virus (N = 25) | P Values* |
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Duration of symptoms before hospitalization (mean ± SD) | 11.4 ± 7.8 | 13.1 ± 9.9 | 0.515 |
Paroxysmal cough | 24 (85.7%) | 19 (76%) | 0.291 |
Cyanosis | 16 (57.1%) | 14 (56%) | 0.576 |
Apnea | 24 (85.9%) | 20 (80%) | 0.425 |
Post-cough vomit | 15 (57.6%) | 14 (56%) | 0.540 |
Fever: T > 37.5 °C | 3 (10.7%) | 5 (20%) | 0.288 |
Skin petechiae | 1 (3.6%) | 4 (16%) | 0.142 |
Conjunctival hemorrhage | 0 | 3 (12%) | 0.098 |
Complicationsa | 10 (35.7%) | 6 (24%) | 0.662 |