Detection of Bordetella pertussis using a PCR test in infants younger 3 than one year old hospitalized with whooping cough in five 4 Peruvian hospitals

Detection of Bordetella pertussis using a PCR test in infants younger 3 than one year old hospitalized with whooping cough in five 4 Peruvian hospitals

Objectives To report the incidence, epidemiology, and clinical features of Bordetella pertussis in Peruvian infants under 1 year old. Patients and methods A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted in five hospitals in Peru from January 2010 to July 2012. A total of 392 infants under...

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Main Authors: Castillo, María Esther, Bada, Carlos, Del Aguila, Olguita, Petrozzi Helasvuo, Verónica, Casabona Ore, Verónica, Reyes, Isabel, Del Valle Mendoza, Juana Mercedes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Society for Infectious Diseases (Int J Infect Dis) 2015
Subjects:
Whooping cough
PCR
Peru
Bordetella pertussis
Online Access:Castillo ME, et al. Detection of Bordetella pertussis using a PCR test in infants younger than one year old hospitalized with whooping cough in five Peruvian hospitals. Int J Infect Dis (2015), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2015.10.020
http://hdl.handle.net/10757/582607

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Castillo ME, et al. Detection of Bordetella pertussis using a PCR test in infants younger than one year old hospitalized with whooping cough in five Peruvian hospitals. Int J Infect Dis (2015), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2015.10.020
http://hdl.handle.net/10757/582607

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