Epidemiology of pertussis in children hospitalised with respiratory tract infection
The availability of an effective vaccine against Bordetella pertussis substantially reduced the morbidity and mortality from pertussis, however, in the last decade there appears to have been a substantial increase in pertussis cases as reported mainly in high income countries. Although it is believe...
Main Author: | Muloiwa, Rudzani |
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Other Authors: | Zar, Heather J |
Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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Faculty of Health Sciences
2021
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33846 |
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