A38.0 Scarlet fever with otitis media A38.1 Scarlet fever with myocarditis A38.8 Scarlet fever with other complications Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes. [icd10data.com]

Fever abated within 24 hours of instituting levofloxacin, and he was weaned off oxygen within 72 hours. [journals.lww.com]

Though efficacious and immunogenic, tolerability was limited by vaccine reactions, including local reactions, fever, and febrile seizures. [medpagetoday.com]

All whole cell vaccines are reactogenic, causing fever and local reactions in many vaccinees. In the past, these vaccines were thought to cause infant deaths and brain damage. [doi.org]

After digestion, the plugs were equilibrated in Tris-EDTA buffer and chilled on ice before loading onto the gel. PFGE was performed with a Chef Mapper II Bio-Rad apparatus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We sought to compare pediatric disease caused by B. parapertussis to B. pertussis during the period from 2010-2015. Methods: Microbiology laboratory records were reviewed from 1984 to 2015 (Figure 1) to identify cases of pertussis and parapertussis. [idsa.confex.com]

EPIDEMIOLOGY• Predominately a pediatric disease• Highest in the 1st year of life• Maternal antibodies are not protective.• Females suffers more than males.• World wide in distribution• Epidemics occurs periodically.• In early stage of infection droplets [de.slideshare.net]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1977 Dec; 74 (12):5463–5467. [ PMC free article ] [ PubMed ] [ Google Scholar ] Sekura RD, Fish F, Manclark CR, Meade B, Zhang YL. Pertussis toxin. Affinity purification of a new ADP-ribosyltransferase. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Although highly similar at the DNA sequence level, these 3 vary in host specificity, severity of diseases, and their ability to cause acute versus chronic infection. [uniprot.org]

Frequencies of typical symptoms of whooping cough, such as paroxysmal coughing, whooping and vomiting, were almost identical in the two groups. Nocturnal coughing and contact anamnesis were noted more often in the Bordetella pertussis group. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a respiratory infection that causes a persistent cough in all age groups from the newborn to the elderly. [ibl-international.com]

cough, especially in the absence of fever, sore throat, hoarseness, tachypnea, or wheeze Posttussive emesis in setting of acute viral illness symptoms Laboratory Testing Refer to Key Points Differential Diagnosis Acute ( Viral upper respiratory infection [arupconsult.com]

Pertussis can also present as a non-specific persistent cough Vomiting often follows a coughing spasm. Infants may develop apnoea and/or cyanosis with coughing spasms. Close contact with a case of Pertussis may raise suspicion. [rch.org.au]

Flush a plastic catheter or tubing with 2-3 mL of saline. Insert the tubing into the nostril parallel to the palate. Aspirate nasopharyngeal secretions. Repeat this procedure for the other nostril. Combine aspirates into a sterile vial. [questdiagnostics.com]

Forty percent reported posttussive vomiting, 40% coryza, 32% apnea/sleep disturbance, and 12% sore throat. All were current with pertussis vaccination. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]