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Patient characteristics of pertussis cases detected both by qPCR and serology
| Patient | Age | Sex | Duration cough (weeks) | Hospitalisation | Vaccination | PCR | Culture | Anti-PT IU/ml |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4·7 | F | 4 | N | 4 | pos | neg | >500 |
| 2 | 6·6 | F | 3 | N | 4 | pos | neg | 301 |
| 3 | 6·9 | M | 5 | N | 4 | pos | neg | >500 |
| 4 | 9·5 | F | 1 | N | 4 | pos | neg | 464 |
| 5 | 14·8 | M | 3 | N | UNK | pos | neg | >500 |
| 6 | 21·6 | M | 3 | N | UNK | pos | pos | 427 |
| 7 | 22·2 | F | 3 | N | UNK | pos | neg | 223 |
| 8 | 41·4 | M | 1 | Y | UNK | pos | neg | >500 |
F, female; M, male; N, no; Y, yes; UNK, unknown.
