>Happy New Year everyone:-)
>
>We currently have an 'epidemic' of "laryngo-tracheo-bronchitis": terrible
>mostly dry hacking cough for weeks. some kids are geting sub-conjuntival
>haemorrahges. One of partners is notifying these cases as pertussis but
>taking no swabs for diagnpsric culture as recommended by public-health.
>
>Anybody else having a 'pertussis' outbreak?
>How are things on thre continent (Europe)? New Scientist quotted sources
>early last year saying that they were due for a major epidemic,
>particullarly Holland.
>
My experience is that I see several baby's and non-baby's of all ages with
the Pertussis.
I stopped swabbing around and start to treat!.
Only in cases of doubt I use the magic swab and give in to curiousity.
Happy New Year
Greetings
Gerard Freriks,huisarts, MD
C. Sterrenburgstr 54
3151JG Hoek van Holland
the Netherlands Telephone: (+31) (0)174-384296/ Fax: -386249
Mobile : (+31) (0)6-54792800
ARS LONGA, VITA BREVIS
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