Characteristics and outcomes of children admitted to paediatric intensive care units with life-threatening pertussis infection in Great Britain 2023–2024
In children invasively ventilated due to <i>Bordetella pertussis,</i> higher peak WCC, rapid WCC rise and a primary admission reason other than apnoeas are associated with mortality. XTs can be avoided in WCC <50×10<sup>9</sup>/L. Maternal vaccination rate was lower in this cohort than the general population.
Authors
- Patrick Davies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6540-6368)
- Padmanabhan Ramnarayan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0784-8154)
- Joanne L. Calley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9733-9291)
- Niha Peshimam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8913-1231)
- Elisabeth Day (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4691-1227)
- Jon Lillie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1776-5184)
- Rachel Agbeko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8931-6869)
- Sarah E Seaton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8711-4817)
Institutions
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Leicester (GB)
- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- St Mary's Hospital (GB)
- Great North Children's Hospital (GB)
- Evelina London Children's Healthcare (GB)
- St. Mary's Hospital (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Newcastle University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Published
- 2025-06-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2025-328783
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.37