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Case Reports
. 2013 Apr;13(2):103-7.
doi: 10.1097/ANC.0b013e318285f918.

Bordetella pertussis infection in infants: a reemerging disease

Barbara Snapp  1 , Deborah Fischetti
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Bordetella pertussis infection in infants: a reemerging disease

Barbara Snapp et al. Adv Neonatal Care. 2013 Apr.

Abstract

Bordetella pertussis is a highly contagious bacterial disease currently on the rise in the United States. The most vulnerable age group is infants younger than 1 year old. The reasons for the current outbreak are multifactorial. The following is a case report describing a recent case of Bordetella pertussis infection admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit.

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