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On the aetiology of whooping cough

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

F. A. Lewis ,
I. D. Gust  and
N. McK. Bennett
F. A. Lewis
Affiliation:
Virus Laboratory, Fairfield Hospital for Communicable Diseases, Yarra Bend Road, Fairfield, Victoria 3078, Australia
I. D. Gust
Affiliation:
Virus Laboratory, Fairfield Hospital for Communicable Diseases, Yarra Bend Road, Fairfield, Victoria 3078, Australia
N. McK. Bennett
Affiliation:
Virus Laboratory, Fairfield Hospital for Communicable Diseases, Yarra Bend Road, Fairfield, Victoria 3078, Australia
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The results of routine bacterial and viral studies on 483 patients with whooping cough, investigated at one hospital over a five year period are presented. The possible role of respiratory viruses in the aetiology of the disease is discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 71 , Issue 1 , March 1973 , pp. 139 - 144
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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