A data driven clinical algorithm for differential diagnosis of pertussis and other respiratory infections in infants.

<h4>Background</h4>Clinical criteria for pertussis diagnosis and clinical case definitions for surveillance are based on a cough lasting two or more weeks. As several pertussis cases seek care earlier, a clinical tool independent of cough duration may support earlier recognition. We deve...

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Main Authors: Alberto Eugenio Tozzi, Francesco Gesualdo, Caterina Rizzo, Emanuela Carloni, Luisa Russo, Ilaria Campagna, Alberto Villani, Antonino Reale, Carlo Concato, Giulia Linardos, Elisabetta Pandolfi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236041