Pertussis Reinfection in an Adult: A Cause of Persistent Cough Not to Be Ignored

Pertussis is traditionally considered as a disease of the childhood; however, accumulating evidence suggests a stable increase of its incidence among adults and adolescents, during the last decades. Despite the fact that reinfection after natural disease or vaccination is not uncommon, the index of...

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Main Authors: Theocharis Koufakis, Anastasia Paschala, Dimitrios Siapardanis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4786141