Infantile Pertussis Rediscovered in China

Infantile Pertussis Rediscovered in China

Immunization against pertussis was introduced in China in the 1960s. Since the 1970s, no culture-confirmed pertussis cases have been reported in the country. We report six infants with culture-confirmed pertussis, who were initially diagnosed as having other respiratory diseases, at Beijing Children...

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Main Authors: Jingmin Wang, Yonghong Yang, Jie Li, Jussi Mertsola, Heikki Arvilommi, Lin Yuan, Xuzhuang Shen, Qiushui He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
bacterial culture
China
immunization
pertussis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/8/01-0442_article
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Summary:Immunization against pertussis was introduced in China in the 1960s. Since the 1970s, no culture-confirmed pertussis cases have been reported in the country. We report six infants with culture-confirmed pertussis, who were initially diagnosed as having other respiratory diseases, at Beijing Children’s Hospital, Beijing.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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