Tusea convulsivă la sugari

Abstract

Nowadays there is an overall increase of TC incidence among infants, despite the introduction of the vaccine against Bordetella pertussis. Our study evaluated 64 children aged under 1 year with the primary diagnosis of TC, of wich moderate forms in 35 (56.3%) children and severe forms in 28 (43.7%) children. All children were examined clinically and paraclinically: blood analysis, chest radiography, serological examination and cultures of the pharyngeal exudate. The study revealed the epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic and treatment aspects in infants. Key words: whooping cough, infant, pertussis epidemiology

În prezent se observă o creştere globală a incidenţei tusei convulsive (TC) în rîndul sugarilor, în pofida vaccinării antipertusis. Studiul nostru a evaluat 64 de copii cu vîrsta pînă la 1 an cu diagnosticul primar de TC, forme de gravitate medie la 35 (56,3%) copii şi forme grave la 28 (43,7%) copii. Toţi copii au fost examinaţi clinic şi paraclinic: analiza generală a sîngelui, radiografia cutiei toracice, examenul serologic şi culturi din exudatul faringian. Au fost relevate aspectele epidemiologice, clinice, de diagnostic şi tratament a TC la sugari.