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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...

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Autores principales: Muloiwa, Rudzani, Nicol, Mark P., Hussey, Gregory D., Zar, Heather J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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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