Pertussis may be the cause of prolonged cough in adolescents and adults in the interepidemic period

Pertussis may be the cause of prolonged cough in adolescents and adults in the interepidemic period

Objective: This study was aimed to evaluate the prevalence of pertussis in adolescents and adults with cough lasting more than 14 days and less than 30 days. Methods: This is a prospective observational study in interepidemic period of pertusis. Ten public health outpatient clinics in the city of Re...

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Main Authors: Analíria Moraes Pimentel, Paulo Neves Baptista, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes, Laura Cunha Rodrigues, Vera Magalhães, Andrea Rosane Sousa Silva, Nadjla Ferreira Souza, Deize Gomes Cavalcanti de Matos, Ana Kelly Lins Pessoa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867014001767

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