Detecting paroxysmal coughing from pertussis cases using voice recognition technology.
Pertussis is highly contagious; thus, prompt identification of cases is essential to control outbreaks. Clinicians experienced with the disease can easily identify classic cases, where patients have bursts of rapid coughing followed by gasps, and a characteristic whooping sound. However, many clinic...
Main Authors: | Danny Parker, Joseph Picone, Amir Harati, Shuang Lu, Marion H Jenkyns, Philip M Polgreen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3876998?pdf=render |
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