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Sensitivity and specificity of clinical case definitions for pertussis.

Year: 1988

Type: article

Abstract: We evaluated the diagnostic performance of 15 clinical case definitions for pertussis in 233 patients who developed acute respiratory illness during community outbreaks in Wisconsin and Delaware. Using results from culture (Regan-Lowe media) and serology (Ig-class-specific ELISA) as diagnostic standards, cough for greater than or equal to 14 days was both sensitive (84 per cent-92 per cent) and specific (63 percent-90 per cent) in identifying patients with pertussis. This definition may be useful in monitoring pertussis outbreaks and for investigating contacts of culture-positive cases.

Source: American Journal of Public Health

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.78.7.833

Authors: P A Patriarca, R J Biellik, G Sanden, D G Burstyn, P D Mitchell, P R Silverman, J P Davis, C R Manclark

Institution: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Language: English

Topic: Bacterial Infections and Vaccines

Subfield: Microbiology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2007828985

FWCI: 3.851

Cites: 8

Cited by: 83

Related to: 10