Pertussis in young infants: Apnoea and intra-familial infection

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 172-175

  Raymond, J ^a,b   Armengaud, J B ^a   Cosnes lambe, C ^a   Chalumeau, M ^a   Bosdure, E ^a   Reglier Poupet, H ^a   El Hajje, M J ^a   Iniguez, J L ^a   Moulin, F ^a   Poyart, C ^a   Gendrel, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b Hôpital Cochin ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Apnoea; Bordetella pertussis; Household contacts; Infants; Pertussis; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

APNEA; ARTICLE; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERTUSSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING; SYMPTOM; VOMITING;

BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS;

EID: 33846332695     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01616.x     Document Type: Article

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