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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Manual for the surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases-- Chapter 10: Pertussis. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/surv-manual/chpt10-pertussis.html.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pertussis: Best practices for health care professionals on the use of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) for diagnosing pertussis. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/php/pcr-bestpractices/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/clinical/diagnostic-testing/diagnosis-pcr-bestpractices.html.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pertussis. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/pert.pdf.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pertussis: Clinical features. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/hcp/clinical-signs/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/clinical/features.html.
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