Pertussis clinical case definition: Time for change in developing countries?
<h4>Background</h4>Developing countries still struggle with late detection and mortality from pertussis. A review of clinical case definitions is necessary for early disease detection. This paper aimed to study possible clinical characteristics for earlier pertussis detection in a sporad...
Main Authors: | Sheila Gopal Krishnan, Weng Hong Fun, Malini Devi Ramadras, Rahmah Yunus, Yik Fan Lye, Sondi Sararaks |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219534 |
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