The evolution was favourable in all the children.Conclusion.– The PCR due to its sensitivity, its specificity and its rapidity offers to the clinician a powerful tool for the diagnosis of whooping cough. Nevertheless, the culture must be associated with the PCR, in order to follow the ...
The vaccine could gain public confidence in its safety and the once increased whooping cough cases quickly returned to the level before the suspension of DTwP vaccination [2]. The experience strongly suggested the importance of safety control of vaccines for an effective control of diseases. DTaP ...
National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable DiseasesSintchenko,V.Centre for Infectious Diseases and MicrobiologyClinical infectious diseasesMcIntyre PB, Sintchenko V. 2013. The "how" of polymerase chain reac- tion testing for Bordetella pertussis depends on the "why"...