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Are pertussis cases reported too late for public health interventions? Retrospective analysis of cases in London and South East England, 2010 to 2015

In the United Kingdom, pertussis guidance recommends prophylaxis for household contacts within 21 days of case symptom onset if the household includes a vulnerable contact. The aim of our study was to identify characteristics associated with cases reported late for public health action. We reviewed...

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Autores principales: Crabbe, Helen, Saavedra-Campos, María, Verlander, Neville Q, Leonard, Anusha, Morris, Jill, Wright, Amanda, Balasegaram, Sooria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5532964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28749334
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.29.30577