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Perinatal pertussis.

J McGregor·J W Ogle·G Curry-Kane
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Pertussis (whooping cough), a highly contagious disease of childhood, is increasingly recognized among reproductive-age adults and neonates. Described are three cases of maternal-infant pairs in which mother-to-newborn transmission probably occurred and was the cause of extensive morbidity and cost. Means of recognition, treatment, handling, and prevention of this potentially lethal childhood illness are discussed.

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J McGregor, J W Ogle, G Curry-Kane. 1986. Perinatal pertussis.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3748508/

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