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JMM Profile: Bordetella pertussis and whooping cough (pertussis): still a significant cause of infant morbidity and mortality, but vaccine-preventable
Whooping cough (pertussis) is a highly contagious respiratory bacterial infection caused by Bordetella pertussis and is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in infants. Bordetella parapertussis can cause a similar, but usually less severe pertussis-like disease. Bord...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Microbiology Society
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8604168/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34668853 http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.001442 |