Detection of Bordetella pertussis using a PCR test in infants younger than one year old hospitalized with whooping cough in five Peruvian hospitals

General Info

Geography

Peru (PER)

Lima

Time period covered

January, 2010 - December, 2012

Data type

Scientific literature

Keywords

Whooping cough

Citation

Authors

Castillo ME, Bada C, Del Aguila O, Petrozzi-Helasvuo V, Casabona-Ore V, Reyes I, Del Valle-Mendoza J

Journal

Int J Infect Dis

Pages

36-41

Publication year

2015

Suggested citation

Castillo ME, Bada C, Del Aguila O, Petrozzi-Helasvuo V, Casabona-Ore V, Reyes I, Del Valle-Mendoza J. Detection of Bordetella pertussis using a PCR test in infants younger than one year old hospitalized with whooping cough in five Peruvian hospitals. Int J Infect Dis. 2015; 41: 36-41.