Bordetella pertussis diagnosis in children under five years of age in the Regional Hospital of Cajamarca, Northern Peru

Introduction: Bordetella pertussis is an important human pathogen that causes whooping cough (pertussis), an endemic illness responsible of significant morbidity and mortality, especially in infants and children. Worldwide, there are an estimated of 16 million cases of pertussis, resulting in about...

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Main Authors: Juana del Valle-Mendoza, Veronica Casabona-Oré, Veronica Petrozzi-Helasvuo, Angela Cornejo-Tapia, Pablo Weilg, Maria J Pons, Erico Cieza-Mora, Jorge Bazán-Mayra, Hernan Cornejo-Pacherres, Joaquin Ruiz
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Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2015-11-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/6803
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