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Treatment failure of nosocomial pertussis infection in a very-low-birth-weight neonate

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We describe a case of nosocomial maternal transmission of Bordetella pertussis to a very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) neonate in whom treatment was unsuccessful. This case underscores the need for rapid and sensitive PCR diagnosis in VLBW neonates and in parents with clinical signs of pertussis and suggests that standard treatment may not be appropriate for VLBW neonates.

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hal-00120206 , version 1 (13-12-2006)

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Stephane Bonacorsi, C. Farnoux, Philippe Bidet, Valérie Caro, Sophie Aizenfisz, et al.. Treatment failure of nosocomial pertussis infection in a very-low-birth-weight neonate. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2006, 44 (10), pp.3830-3832. ⟨10.1128/JCM.01062-06⟩. ⟨hal-00120206⟩
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