Should the pertussis case definition for public health reporting be refined?

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 479-484

  Shakib, Julie H ^a   Wyman, Lisa ^b   Gesteland, Per H ^a   Staes, Catherine J ^a   Bennion, D W ^c   Byington, Carrie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Health ^*  (United States)

^c INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bordetella pertussis; Polymerase chain reaction; Public health practice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CHILD; GENETICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERTUSSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; WHOOPING COUGH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73449104309     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181af0ac3     Document Type: Article

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