Pertussis in early life: underdiagnosed, severe, and risky disease. A seven-year experience in a pediatric tertiary-care hospital

• Main Authors: Chiara Di Camillo (Author), Anna Chiara Vittucci (Author), Livia Antilici (Author), Claudia Ciarlitto (Author), Giulia Linardos (Author), Carlo Concato (Author), Laura Lancella (Author), Alberto Villani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim Pertussis continues to be a common worldwide infection in pediatric and adult populations. We aimed to study epidemiological and clinical characteristics of infants and children admitted for pertussis to a tertiary-care hospital and to investigate the risk factors for pediatric intensive care un...