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Children with pertussis inform the investigation of other pertussis cases among contacts

BACKGROUND: The number of reported pertussis has increased in the last two decades. However, many cases of pertussis may be underreported or not diagnosed. The World Health Organization estimates that pertussis causes 200.000 – 400.000 deaths each year, most deaths are in infants and in developing c...

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Main Authors: Baptista, Paulo N, Magalhães, Vera S, Rodrigues, Laura C
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2007
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1894795/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17518997
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-7-21
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