Severe Bordetella pertussis infection and vaccine issue in Chongqing, from 2012 to 2018

Objective: Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory illness mainly caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Bordetella pertussis. The infection of B. pertussis has been increasing and the current diagnosis of pertussis in children is challenging; little is known of B. pertussis infection in Chongqi...

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Main Authors: Zhidai Liu, Shan Liu, Yi Shu, Zuqun Yang, Bin Peng, Hongmei Xu, Qubei Li, Zhengxiu Luo, Jihong Dai, Enmei Liu, Zhou Fu, Lin Zou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219302206