An upsurge in pertussis: Epidemiology and Trends

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 215-219

  Marconi, Greg P ^a   Ross, Lawrence A ^b   Nager, Alan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

immunization; infectious diseases; pertussis; public health

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM DETECTION; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PERTUSSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 84858075583     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318248b0cd     Document Type: Review

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