Diagnostic limitations of clinical case definitions of pertussis in infants and children with severe lower respiratory tract infection.
<h4>Introduction</h4>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 clinic...
Main Authors: | Rudzani Muloiwa, Mark P Nicol, Gregory D Hussey, Heather J Zar |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235703 |
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