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Pertussis hospitalisations: Northern Region of Portugal, 2000-2006.

Pertussis is an acute bacterial disease involving the respiratory tract. The causal agent is Bordetella pertussis. Among all age groups, infants (aged < 12 months) have had the highest incidence of pertussis in the vaccine era. The majority of hospitalisations, complications and deaths occurred in that age group. The aim of this study was to describe and characterize the epidemiological pattern of hospitalized ...