Seroepidemiology of pertussis among elementary school children in northern Taiwan
Background/Purpose: Pertussis has been considered a vaccine-preventable “childhood disease”, but a shift in age distribution has been reported worldwide. We conducted a seroepidemiological study in 2013 in Taiwan to elucidate the seroprevalence of pertussis among elementary school children. Methods:...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118215008105 |