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. 2019 Aug 28:9:302.
doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2019.00302. eCollection 2019.

The Potential Role of Subclinical Bordetella pertussis Infection in Epilepsy

Keith Rubin  1 , Steven Glazer  1
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The Potential Role of Subclinical Bordetella pertussis Infection in Epilepsy

Keith Rubin et al. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Bordetella pertussis; Bordetella pertussis toxin; epilepsy; seizure; subclinical infection.

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