Hospital-acquired pertussis among newborns --- Texas, 2004.

On July 10, 2004, staff members at a children's hospital in Texas noted that six infants with pertussis diagnosed by clinical symptoms and confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing had all been born during June 4--16 at the same area general hospital. The infants had symptoms consistent w...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Vol. 57; no. 22; pp. 600 - 604
Format: Journal Article
Published: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) 6/6/2008
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost