[Perinatal pertussis: from mother to child].

摘要: Two infants, a girl, aged four weeks, and boy, three came to our attention with poor feeding weight loss. Later the typical cough of pertussis appeared. Serological testing confirmed that both patients' mothers had recently pertussis. One mother suffered from severe coughing periods even throughout labour. Despite vaccination program in Netherlands, each year new-born infants require hospitalisation. Pertussis during neonatal period is seldom described. Adults can suffer pertussis, when they have been vaccinated childhood. They then become contagious for unvaccinated infants. an insidious disease sometimes complications. If suspected or pregnant women towards end pregnancy, should be treated antibiotics prevent infant.