Source of infection in household transmission of culture-confirmed pertussis in Brazil [2]

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1027-1028

  Baptista, Paulo Neves ^a   Magalhães, Vera ^b   Rodrigues, Laura C ^c   Wanderley Rocha, Maria Ângela ^a   Pimentel, Analíria Moraes ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRAZIL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HOSPITAL; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PATIENT CODING; PERTUSSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 28044460792     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000186293.85867.e8     Document Type: Letter

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