TY  - JOUR
T1  - PErtussis and the dtap vaccine
Y1  - 2009/05/04
N1  - 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.62
JO  - Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
SP  - 496
EP  - 496
VL  - 163
IS  - 5
N2  - 
Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a very contagious respiratory tract infection caused by a bacterium called Bordetella pertussis. It can infect people of any age, but the infection can be very serious in infants. Complications of a pertussis infection in infants include pneumonia, seizures, brain injury, and death. 

SN  - 1072-4710
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.62
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.62
ER  -