High heterogeneity in methods used for the laboratory confirmation of pertussis diagnosis among European countries, 2010: integration of epidemiological and laboratory surveillance must include standardisation of methodologies and quality assurance
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Q He ([email protected])1, A M Barkoff1, J Mertsola2, S Glismann3, S Bacci3, on behalf of the European Bordetella expert group (EUpertstrain)4, the European surveillance network for vaccine-preventable diseases (EUVAC.NET)5 1. Department of Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Turku, Finland 2. Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland 3. EUVAC.NET hub, Department of Epidemiology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark 4. Members of the EUpertstrain are listed in the end of the article 5. Members of the EUVAC.NET are listed in the end of the article
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