Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical and epidemiological wooping cough/pertussis in a pediatric hospital. METHOD: Series of cases that were studied all patients with wooping cough hospitalized at the Institute of Pediatrics Martagão Gesteira of Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) from May 2011 until August 2012. Were included patients with paroxysmal cough and signs of severity that required hospitalization and excluded patients whose records were incomplete. RESULTS: Of the 38 cases of wooping cough analyzed, nine were suspected pertussis cases, and of these, six met the criteria for clinical confirmation of pertussis. The deaths occurred in young infants who were clinically confirmed cases of pertussis, according to the Ministry of Health-Brazil. CONCLUSION: A suspect case definition of pertussis followed confirmation early clinical favoring early institution of appropriate treatment and avoiding unfavorable outcomes.
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