虽然百日咳主要是儿童的传染病,但接触患儿的成人也可发病。百日咳菌苗的广泛接种降低了儿童的发病率,但成人中本病不断有所发生。本文描述成人百日咳的临床、流行病学特点,目前的预防措施及将来的展望。成人不患百日咳的概念使有效的百日咳菌苗应用数十年后的今天本病还在不断传播。1974年美国某大学医院儿科医生、护士患百日咳未被识别而引起新生儿室的流行就 Although pertussis is predominantly a child’s contagious disease, adults who are exposed to the disease can also develop the disease. The widespread use of pertussis vaccine reduces the incidence of children, but this disease continues to occur in adults. This article describes the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of whooping cough in adults, the current precautions and future prospects. Adults do not suffer from the concept of whooping cough Effective pertussis vaccine application Decades after the disease is still spreading. In 1974 a U.S. university hospital pediatricians, nurses suffering from whooping cough has not been identified and caused the popularity of neonatal room on the