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Stechenberg, B. (2008). Bordetella pertussis . In: The Neurological Manifestations of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunodeficiency Syndromes. Infectious Disease™. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-391-2_16
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