Symptomatic treatment of the cough in whooping cough.

BACKGROUND: Around 16 million cases of whooping cough (pertussis) occur worldwide each year, mostly in low-income countries. Much of the morbidity of whooping cough in children and adults is due to the effects of the paroxysmal cough. Cough treatments proposed include corticosteroids, beta2-adrenerg...

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Main Authors: Wang, K, Bettiol, S, Thompson, M, Roberts, N, Perera, R, Heneghan, C, Harnden, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2014