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A study was conducted to determine the 1124 French Sentinel network general practitioners ability to consider pertussis as a cause of persistent cough among adults. Pertussis was rarely considered in the differential diagnosis of cough (6%). Factors associated with pertussis being considered included younger age, shorter cough duration, world health organization clinical definition for pertussis, and muscular chest pain.
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Couzigou, C., Flahault, A. Is pertussis being considered as a cause of persistent cough among adults?. Eur J Epidemiol 18, 1013–1015 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025860917328
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