Prevalence, diagnosis, and disease course of pertussis in adults with acute cough: a prospective, observational study in primary care

Jolien Teepe; Berna DL Broekhuizen; Margareta Ieven; Katherine Loens; Kris Huygen; Mirjam Kretzschmar; Hester de Melker; Chris C Butler; Paul Little; Beth Stuart; Samuel Coenen; Herman Goossens; Theo JM Verheij

doi:10.3399/bjgp15X686917

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Prevalence, diagnosis, and disease course of pertussis in adults with acute cough: a prospective, observational study in primary care

Jolien Teepe, Berna DL Broekhuizen, Margareta Ieven, Katherine Loens, Kris Huygen, Mirjam Kretzschmar, Hester de Melker, Chris C Butler, Paul Little, Beth Stuart, Samuel Coenen, Herman Goossens and Theo JM Verheij The GRACE consortium

British Journal of General Practice 2015; 65 (639): e662-e667. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp15X686917

Jolien Teepe

Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Roles: Assistant professor

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Berna DL Broekhuizen

Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Roles: Assistant professor

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Margareta Ieven

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Institute (VAXINFECTIO), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.

Roles: Professor

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Katherine Loens

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Institute (VAXINFECTIO), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.

Roles: Research fellow

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Kris Huygen

Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), Scientific Service Immunology, National Reference Centre , Brussels, Belgium.

Roles: Head of service immunology

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Mirjam Kretzschmar

Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Roles: Professor

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Hester de Melker

Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands.

Roles: Senior epidemiologist

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Chris C Butler

Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Institute of Primary Care and Public Health, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.

Roles: Professor

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Paul Little

University of Southampton Medical School, Primary Care Medical Group, Southampton, UK.

Roles: Professor

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Beth Stuart

University of Southampton Medical School, Primary Care Medical Group, Southampton, UK.

Roles: Senior research fellow

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Samuel Coenen

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Institute (VAXINFECTIO), and Centre for General Practice, Primary and Interdisciplinary Care (ELIZA) Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Belgium.

Roles: Professor

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Herman Goossens

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Institute (VAXINFECTIO), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.

Roles: Professor

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Theo JM Verheij

Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Roles: Professor

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