Severe pertussis in newborns and young vulnerable infants

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1152-1154

  Rocha, Gustavo ^a   Flôr De Lima, Filipa ^a   Soares, Paulo ^b   Soares, Henrique ^b   Pissarra, Susana ^b   Proença, Elisa ^c   Fernandes, Paula ^d   Quintas, Conceição ^e   Martins, Teresa ^f   Silva, Albina ^g   Guimarães, Hercília ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

^c Division of Neonatology   (Portugal)

^d HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO   (Portugal)

^e CENTRO HOSPITALAR DE VILA NOVA DE GAIA ESPINHO   (Portugal)

^f HOSPITAL PEDRO HISPANO   (Portugal)

^g HOSPITAL DE BRAGA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bordetella pertussis; Hyperleukocytosis; Newborn; Nonvaccinated infants; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PERTUSSIS; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

COUGH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PORTUGAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 84891767704     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31829f0b1a     Document Type: Article

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