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Whooping cough

MedGen UID:
508297
Concept ID:
C0043168
Disease or Syndrome
HPO: HP:0031247

Definition

A type of cough characterized by a burst of numerous and rapid coughs followed by a long inhaling effort that is accompanied by a high-pitched whooping sound produced by the inhalation of air. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVWhooping cough

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Carbonetti NH
Pathog Dis 2016 Oct;74(7) Epub 2016 Sep 7 doi: 10.1093/femspd/ftw087. PMID: 27609461Free PMC Article
Berti E, Venturini E, Galli L, de Martino M, Chiappini E
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2014 Dec;12(12):1515-31. Epub 2014 Nov 5 doi: 10.1586/14787210.2014.979156. PMID: 25371322
Braman SS
Chest 2006 Jan;129(1 Suppl):138S-146S. doi: 10.1378/chest.129.1_suppl.138S. PMID: 16428703

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Guo S, Zhu Y, Guo Q, Wan C
Ann Med 2024 Dec;56(1):2352606. Epub 2024 May 10 doi: 10.1080/07853890.2024.2352606. PMID: 38728617Free PMC Article
Kuchar E, Karlikowska-Skwarnik M, Han S, Nitsch-Osuch A
Adv Exp Med Biol 2016;934:77-82. doi: 10.1007/5584_2016_21. PMID: 27256351
Hartzell JD, Blaylock JM
Chest 2014 Jul;146(1):205-214. doi: 10.1378/chest.13-2942. PMID: 25010963
Spector TB, Maziarz EK
Med Clin North Am 2013 Jul;97(4):537-52, ix. Epub 2013 Apr 17 doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2013.02.004. PMID: 23809713
Wheeler JG, Simmons AL
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2005 Sep;24(9):829-30. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000178292.58579.ef. PMID: 16148851

Diagnosis

Scruggs-Wodkowski E, Malani P
JAMA 2024 Sep 24;332(12):1030. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.9049. PMID: 39207741
Domenech de Cellès M, Rohani P
Nat Rev Microbiol 2024 Nov;22(11):722-735. Epub 2024 Jun 21 doi: 10.1038/s41579-024-01064-8. PMID: 38907021
Nguyen VTN, Simon L
Prim Care 2018 Sep;45(3):423-431. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2018.05.003. PMID: 30115332
Nieves DJ, Heininger U
Microbiol Spectr 2016 Jun;4(3) doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.EI10-0008-2015. PMID: 27337481
Spector TB, Maziarz EK
Med Clin North Am 2013 Jul;97(4):537-52, ix. Epub 2013 Apr 17 doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2013.02.004. PMID: 23809713

Therapy

Boisnard F, Manson C, Serradell L, Macina D
Expert Rev Vaccines 2023 Jan-Dec;22(1):1196-1213. Epub 2023 Dec 6 doi: 10.1080/14760584.2023.2280236. PMID: 37936265
Nguyen VTN, Simon L
Prim Care 2018 Sep;45(3):423-431. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2018.05.003. PMID: 30115332
Daniels HL, Sabella C
Pediatr Rev 2018 May;39(5):247-257. doi: 10.1542/pir.2017-0229. PMID: 29716967
Decker MD, Edwards KM
Pediatr Clin North Am 2000 Apr;47(2):309-35. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(05)70209-1. PMID: 10761506
Br Med J 1978 Apr 22;1(6119):1007-8. PMID: 638572Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Kuchar E, Karlikowska-Skwarnik M, Han S, Nitsch-Osuch A
Adv Exp Med Biol 2016;934:77-82. doi: 10.1007/5584_2016_21. PMID: 27256351
Guiso N, Wirsing von König CH
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2016 Jul;14(7):657-67. Epub 2016 May 31 doi: 10.1080/14787210.2016.1190272. PMID: 27224518
Lozano R, Naghavi M, Foreman K, Lim S, Shibuya K, Aboyans V, Abraham J, Adair T, Aggarwal R, Ahn SY, Alvarado M, Anderson HR, Anderson LM, Andrews KG, Atkinson C, Baddour LM, Barker-Collo S, Bartels DH, Bell ML, Benjamin EJ, Bennett D, Bhalla K, Bikbov B, Bin Abdulhak A, Birbeck G, Blyth F, Bolliger I, Boufous S, Bucello C, Burch M, Burney P, Carapetis J, Chen H, Chou D, Chugh SS, Coffeng LE, Colan SD, Colquhoun S, Colson KE, Condon J, Connor MD, Cooper LT, Corriere M, Cortinovis M, de Vaccaro KC, Couser W, Cowie BC, Criqui MH, Cross M, Dabhadkar KC, Dahodwala N, De Leo D, Degenhardt L, Delossantos A, Denenberg J, Des Jarlais DC, Dharmaratne SD, Dorsey ER, Driscoll T, Duber H, Ebel B, Erwin PJ, Espindola P, Ezzati M, Feigin V, Flaxman AD, Forouzanfar MH, Fowkes FG, Franklin R, Fransen M, Freeman MK, Gabriel SE, Gakidou E, Gaspari F, Gillum RF, Gonzalez-Medina D, Halasa YA, Haring D, Harrison JE, Havmoeller R, Hay RJ, Hoen B, Hotez PJ, Hoy D, Jacobsen KH, James SL, Jasrasaria R, Jayaraman S, Johns N, Karthikeyan G, Kassebaum N, Keren A, Khoo JP, Knowlton LM, Kobusingye O, Koranteng A, Krishnamurthi R, Lipnick M, Lipshultz SE, Ohno SL, Mabweijano J, MacIntyre MF, Mallinger L, March L, Marks GB, Marks R, Matsumori A, Matzopoulos R, Mayosi BM, McAnulty JH, McDermott MM, McGrath J, Mensah GA, Merriman TR, Michaud C, Miller M, Miller TR, Mock C, Mocumbi AO, Mokdad AA, Moran A, Mulholland K, Nair MN, Naldi L, Narayan KM, Nasseri K, Norman P, O'Donnell M, Omer SB, Ortblad K, Osborne R, Ozgediz D, Pahari B, Pandian JD, Rivero AP, Padilla RP, Perez-Ruiz F, Perico N, Phillips D, Pierce K, Pope CA 3rd, Porrini E, Pourmalek F, Raju M, Ranganathan D, Rehm JT, Rein DB, Remuzzi G, Rivara FP, Roberts T, De León FR, Rosenfeld LC, Rushton L, Sacco RL, Salomon JA, Sampson U, Sanman E, Schwebel DC, Segui-Gomez M, Shepard DS, Singh D, Singleton J, Sliwa K, Smith E, Steer A, Taylor JA, Thomas B, Tleyjeh IM, Towbin JA, Truelsen T, Undurraga EA, Venketasubramanian N, Vijayakumar L, Vos T, Wagner GR, Wang M, Wang W, Watt K, Weinstock MA, Weintraub R, Wilkinson JD, Woolf AD, Wulf S, Yeh PH, Yip P, Zabetian A, Zheng ZJ, Lopez AD, Murray CJ, AlMazroa MA, Memish ZA
Lancet 2012 Dec 15;380(9859):2095-128. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61728-0. PMID: 23245604Free PMC Article
Wheeler JG, Simmons AL
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2005 Sep;24(9):829-30. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000178292.58579.ef. PMID: 16148851
Guyer B, Freedman MA, Strobino DM, Sondik EJ
Pediatrics 2000 Dec;106(6):1307-17. doi: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1307. PMID: 11099582

Clinical prediction guides

Domenech de Cellès M, Rohani P
Nat Rev Microbiol 2024 Nov;22(11):722-735. Epub 2024 Jun 21 doi: 10.1038/s41579-024-01064-8. PMID: 38907021
Guo S, Zhu Y, Guo Q, Wan C
Ann Med 2024 Dec;56(1):2352606. Epub 2024 May 10 doi: 10.1080/07853890.2024.2352606. PMID: 38728617Free PMC Article
Guiso N
Toxins (Basel) 2017 Sep 11;9(9) doi: 10.3390/toxins9090277. PMID: 28892012Free PMC Article
Kuchar E, Karlikowska-Skwarnik M, Han S, Nitsch-Osuch A
Adv Exp Med Biol 2016;934:77-82. doi: 10.1007/5584_2016_21. PMID: 27256351
Wang K, Harnden A
Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2011 Jun;24(3):304-7. Epub 2010 Oct 27 doi: 10.1016/j.pupt.2010.10.011. PMID: 21034844

Recent systematic reviews

Wilkinson K, Righolt CH, Elliott LJ, Fanella S, Mahmud SM
Vaccine 2021 May 27;39(23):3120-3130. Epub 2021 Apr 30 doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.04.032. PMID: 33934917
Moore A, Ashdown HF, Shinkins B, Roberts NW, Grant CC, Lasserson DS, Harnden A
Chest 2017 Aug;152(2):353-367. Epub 2017 May 13 doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.04.186. PMID: 28511929
Wang K, Bettiol S, Thompson MJ, Roberts NW, Perera R, Heneghan CJ, Harnden A
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 Sep 22;2014(9):CD003257. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003257.pub5. PMID: 25243777Free PMC Article
Bettiol S, Wang K, Thompson MJ, Roberts NW, Perera R, Heneghan CJ, Harnden A
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 May 16;(5):CD003257. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003257.pub4. PMID: 22592689
Bettiol S, Thompson MJ, Roberts NW, Perera R, Heneghan CJ, Harnden A
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 Jan 20;(1):CD003257. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003257.pub3. PMID: 20091541

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