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Aim
To estimate hospitalisation rate and investigate the role of age, prematurity and vaccination status in severe pertussis cases.
Methods
We retrospectively evaluated 200 children aged 0–14 years, admitted to the emergency rooms of Meyer Hospital of Florence and Pisa Hospital with a diagnosis of pertussis from 1 October 2010 to 31 January 2020.
Results
Children younger than 12 months were 63...
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