1. Pertussis in adults with persistent cough in South Korea.
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Park, W.B., Park, S.W., Kim, H.B., Kim, E.C., Oh, M., and Choe, K.W.
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WHOOPING cough ,JUVENILE diseases ,POLYMERASE chain reaction ,INFECTIOUS disease transmission ,BORDETELLA pertussis - Abstract
Discusses a study on pertussis in adults with persistent cough in South Korea. Consideration of pertussis as a childhood disease; Possible explanations for the increase in reports of adult pertussis, such as decreasing vaccine-induced immunity, the development of sensitive diagnostic methods like PCR, changes in surveillance systems and the emergence of vaccine-resistant strains; Link between adult patients with pertussis and Bordetella pertussis; Transmission to infants.
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- 2005
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