Low prevalence of pertussis among children admitted with respiratory symptoms during respiratory syncytial virus season

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-97

  Siberry, George K ^a,b   Paquette, Nicholas R ^a   Ross, Tracy L ^a   Perl, Trish M ^a   Valsamakis, Alexandra ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERTUSSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MASS SCREENING; SEASON; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION;

BALTIMORE; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; COHORT STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MASS SCREENING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; SEASONS; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 33646445057     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/499999     Document Type: Article

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