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Table 1 Clinical information of patients and their household contacts

From: Pertussis in infants, in their mothers and other contacts in Casablanca, Morocco

 

Infants diagnosed

Household contacts

Not confirmed (n = 41)

Confirmed (n = 87)

Mothers (n = 122)

Fathers (n = 4)

Siblings (n = 9)

Grandparents (n = 5)

Symptoms

 Coughingparoxysm

18 (44%)

40 (46%)

10 (8%)

0 (0%)

2 (22%)

1 (20%)

 Coughing

21 (51%)

60 (69%)

45 (37%)

4 (100%)

6 (67%)

4 (80%)

 Singing Rooster

27 (66%)

74 (85%)

1 (0,8%)

0 (0%)

1 (11%)

0 (0%)

 Vomiting

23 (56%)

9 (10%)

9 (7%)

0 (0%)

3 (33%)

2 (40%)

 Cyanosis

20 (49%)

30 (34%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 Apnea

4 (10%)

5 (6%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 Respiratory distress

23 (56%)

26 (30%)

37 (30%)

4 (100%)

7 (78%)

4 (80%)

Antibiotictreatment

 Yes

37 (89,7%)

82 (94,7%)

8 (6,9%)

4 (100%)

2 (22%)

2 (40%)

 No

4 (10,2%)

05 (5,2%)

114 (93%)

0 (0%)

2 (22%)

1 (20%)

Hospitalization

37 (91%)

87 (100%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (11%)

0 (0%)