Whooping cough in Pakistan: Bordetella pertussis vs Bordetella parapertussis in 2005-2009.

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Published in Scand J Infect Dis on May 12, 2011

Authors

Habib Bokhari1, Fahad Said, Muhammad A Syed, Amjad Mughal, Yasmeen F Kazi, Kees Heuvelman, Frits R Mooi

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan. habib@comsats.edu.pk

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