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- Title
Clinical presentation of pertussis in unvaccinated and vaccinated children in the first six years of life.
- Authors
Tozzi, Alberto E; Ravà, Lucilla; Ciofi degli Atti, Marta L; Salmaso, Stefania; Progetto Pertosse Working Group
- Abstract
Identifying the determinants of the clinical presentation of pertussis is important for the purposes of diagnosis, therapy, and control and for predicting the disease's clinical course and choosing an appropriate case definition for surveillance. Potential determinants include vaccination status, antibiotic treatment, age at diagnosis, and sex, although the available data are inconsistent. The objective of this study was to compare the clinical course of pertussis in unvaccinated and vaccinated children in a well-defined and strictly studied population and to identify determinants of the disease's clinical presentation.
- Publication
Pediatrics, 2003, Vol 112, Issue 5, p1069
- ISSN
1098-4275
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1542/peds.112.5.1069