How is pertussis diagnosed

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Pertussis is a common disease in children. Pertussis is an acute respiratory disease caused by Mycobacterium pertussis infection. It is usually accompanied by a series of adverse symptoms such as dry cough, chest tightness and low fever. Now let's talk about how to diagnose pertussis.

How is pertussis diagnosed

First, the clinical diagnosis can be made according to the contact history and symptoms, but the etiological diagnosis needs sputum bacterial culture in time. In addition, specific serological examination, double serum agglutination test and complement binding test, if the antibody titer increases, will also contribute to the diagnosis.

Second: the symptoms of pertussis are very similar to common cold at the beginning of the disease. It is only manifested as fever, sneezing, coughing and so on. Generally, it is easy for people to treat pertussis as a cold. But in fact, as long as we carefully observe the sick children, we can find that pertussis has its own clinical characteristics at the early stage.

Third: suspected children with pertussis, should also do the relevant examination. In hospitals, doctors often do bacterial examination for suspected patients with pertussis: smears of secretions from the nasopharynx, specific antibodies adsorbed by fluorescence, pathogen detection under fluorescence microscope, and bacterial culture, which is of great significance for early diagnosis of pertussis.

matters needing attention

Pertussis is a common childhood infectious disease, which usually occurs in children aged 1-6 years. So when parents find their children suffering from pertussis, it is best to treat them in time, and pay more attention to diet, so that the children can recover to a healthy state as soon as possible.