Oral Fluid Testing for Pertussis, England and Wales, June 2007–August 2009

Oral Fluid Testing for Pertussis, England and Wales, June 2007–August 2009

Existing pertussis surveillance systems tend to underidentify less severe cases among older children and adults. For routine follow-up of notified, nonconfirmed, clinically diagnosed pertussis cases, use of an oral fluid test was pilot tested in England and Wales during June 2007–August 2009. During...

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Main Authors: Helen Campbell, Gayatri Amirthalingam, Norman K. Fry, David Litt, Timothy G. Harrison, Karen Wagner, Natasha S. Crowcroft, Elizabeth Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Pertussis
whooping cough
epidemiology
diagnostics
testing
surveillance
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/6/13-1069_article

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