Pertussis (whooping cough) . the specialist view
Beare, T.H.
Australian Family Physician 11(3): 194-195
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-8495 PMID: 7073628 Document Number: 193194
Pertussis is most severe in infants under one year of age in whom it can be a frightening disease. Early immunisation, supportive treatment, and prophylactic antibiotic therapy for susceptible contacts are dealt with by Dr Beare, who describes the condition from the specialist's viewpoint.