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Diagnostic limitations of clinical case definitions of pertussis in infants and children with severe lower respiratory tract infection
INTRODUCTION: Diagnosis of pertussis is challenging especially in infants. Most low and middle-income countries (LMIC) lack resources for laboratory confirmation, relying largely on clinical diagnosis alone for both case management and surveillance. This necessitates robust clinical case definitions...
Autores principales: | Muloiwa, Rudzani, Nicol, Mark P., Hussey, Gregory D., Zar, Heather J. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7367487/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32678857 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235703 |
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