Pertussis surveillance within the French armed forces: a new system showing increased incidence among young adults (2007-2009)

J Infect. 2011 Apr;62(4):322-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.02.005. Epub 2011 Feb 17.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bordetella pertussis / genetics
  • Bordetella pertussis / isolation & purification*
  • Female
  • France / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Military Personnel / statistics & numerical data*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • Population Surveillance / methods*
  • Whooping Cough / epidemiology*
  • Whooping Cough / microbiology
  • Young Adult