Pathogens
Bordetella pertussis

Bordetella pertussis

Precautions

Droplet Precautions

Susceptibilities

General Information

PCR - Nasopharyngeal swab collected in viral transport medium / UTM

Gram negative coccobacilli

  • Increasing incidence in pre-teen and teenage years
  • Can cause community outbreaks
  • Vaccine preventable
  • Vaccine in third trimester of pregnancy may prevent diseases in newborn, consider in context of outbreak.

Pertussis, also known as "Whooping Cough"