Resurgence of pertussis at the age of vaccination: clinical, epidemiological, and molecular aspects
OBJECTIVE: Report the incidence, epidemiology, clinical features, death, and vaccination status of patients with whooping cough and perform genotypic characterization of isolates of B. pertussis identified in the state of Paraná, during January 2007 to December 2013.METHODS: Cross-sectional study in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-08-01
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Series: | Jornal de Pediatria |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-75572015000400333&lng=en&tlng=en |