Prevalence of Bordetella infection in a hospital setting in niamey, niger.

Jusot V Aberrane S Alé F Laouali B Moussa I Alio SA Adehossi E Collard JM Grais RF
Journal of tropical pediatrics 2014 Jun ; 60(3); 223-30. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmu001. Epub 2014 02 14
Niger diagnosis pertussis prevalence

Abstract

Bordetella pertussis still poses an important health threat in developing countries. In Niger, notified pertussis cases are few despite the low diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis/pentavalent vaccine coverage. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of B. pertussis in children aged

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