Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8739051 | International Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2018 | 24 Pages |
Abstract
In South Africa, B. pertussis poses a greater risk to infants who are too young for the first vaccine dose, those who are not vaccinated in a timely manner, and those who do not receive all three primary doses. HIV infection and HIV exposure were not associated with pertussis infection.
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Authors
N.M. du Plessis, G. Ntshoe, G. Reubenson, R. Kularatne, L. Blumberg, J. Thomas, T. Avenant,