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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Main Authors: Ching-Chia Kuo, Yhu-Chering Huang, Yu-Chia Hsieh, Ya-Ling Huang, Yu-Chiau Huang, Yung-Tai Hung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118215008105