Bordetella pertussis isolation in general practice: 1977-79 whooping cough epidemic in West Glamorgan.

Some of the factors influencing the isolation rate of Bordetella pertussis during a whooping cough epidemic in West Glamorgan, Wales, are reported. The organism was isolated from 39% of patients with clinical whooping cough, pernasal swabbing being much more successful than cough plates. Isolation r... View More