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Pertussis in adults with persistent cough in South Korea

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Acknowledgment

The authors thank Drs. Hee Chang Jang, Ki-Deok Lee, Sae-Hoon Kim, Jung-Won Suh, Han-Mo Yang, and Hye Seung Jung for the collection of clinical specimens and data. This work was supported by a research grant from the Korean Society of Infectious Diseases. This study was presented at the 14th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in Prague, Czech Republic, May 1–4, 2004 (poster number 1407)

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeongun-dong, Chongro-gu, 110-744, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    W. B. Park, H. B. Kim, M. Oh & K. W. Choe

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, San 16-5, Anseo-dong, Cheonan-si, 330-715, Chungnam, Republic of Korea

    S. W. Park

  3. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeongun-dong, Chongro-gu, 110-744, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    E. C. Kim

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Park, W.B., Park, S.W., Kim, H.B. et al. Pertussis in adults with persistent cough in South Korea. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 24, 156–158 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-005-1277-y

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