Pertussis hospitalizations among term and preterm infants: clinical course and vaccine effectiveness
Abstract Background Pertussis causes severe disease in young unvaccinated infants, with preterms potentially at highest risk. We studied pertussis in hospitalized infants as related to gestational age (GA) and vaccination history. Methods Medical record data of 0-2y old patients hospitalized for per...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4563-5 |