Hospital-based prospective study of pertussis in infants and close contacts in Tehran, Iran

Hospital-based prospective study of pertussis in infants and close contacts in Tehran, Iran

Abstract Background Pertussis remain a global health concern, especially in infants too young to initiate their vaccination. Effective vaccination and high coverage limit the circulation of the pathogen, yet duration of protection is limited and boosters are recommended during a lifetime. In Iran, b...

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Main Authors: Gaelle Noel, Masoumeh Nakhost Lotfi, Sajedeh Mirshahvalad, Sedaghatpour Mahdi, David Tavel, Seyed M. Zahraei, Roxana Mansour Ghanaie, Tahereh Heidary, Aliahmad Goudarzi, Azardokht Kazemi, Abdollah Karimi, Alireza Nateghian, Mohand Ait-Ahmed, Nicole Guiso, Fereshteh Shahcheraghi, Fabien Taieb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Pertussis
Infant
Whole-cell vaccine
Vaccine compliance
Infection
Diagnosis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06266-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06266-6

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