Outbreak of Pertussis on a College Campus

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 364-368

  Craig, Allen S ^a,b   Wright, Seth W ^c   Edwards, Kathryn M ^c   Greene, John W ^c   Haynes, MaryLou ^c   Dake, Anthony D ^c   Schaffner, William ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bordetella pertussis; College health; Respiratory tract infections; Whooping cough

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLEGE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DISEASE DURATION; E-MAIL; EPIDEMIC; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERTUSSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COUGH; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES; TENNESSEE; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 33947606203     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.06.035     Document Type: Article

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