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Archivos argentinos de pediatría
versão impressa ISSN 0325-0075versão On-line ISSN 1668-3501
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GENTILE, Ángela. Bordetella pertussis infection. Arch. argent. pediatr. [online]. 2010, vol.108, n.1, pp.78-81. ISSN 0325-0075.
Physiopathological, clinical, and epidemiological aspects of whooping cough, an acute highly contagious respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis, are described. Different vaccination schedules are mentioned, since the vaccine was introduced, more than 40 years ago, until present; and the outbreacks ocurred in Argentina during different periods. Moreover, the recrudescense of the disease observed in several countries during last years is highlighted, particularly in preschool children, and even more in adolescents, and young adults.