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Respiratory failure caused by dual infection with Bordetella pertussis and respiratory syncytial virus |
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| Authors: | TATSUO AOYAMA YOSHIAKI IDE JUN WATANABE YOSHINAO TAKEUCHI ATSUSHI IMAIZUMI |
| Abstract: | Two infants with pneumonia caused by both Bordetella pertussis and respiratory syncytial virus (RS virus) suffered respiratory failure preceded by convulsion. Detection of respiratory pathogens with polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was crucial in the management of dually infected infants. |
| Keywords: | Bordetella pertussis enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay polymerase chain reaction respiratory failure respiratory syncytial virus |