title: Question 3. Is measurement of the lymphocyte count useful in the investigation of suspected pertussis in infants?
authors.affiliation: Department of General Paediatrics, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham B4 6NH, UK. ilana.levene@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Ilana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Levene
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wacogne
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018655:Lymphocyte Count; D008218:Lymphocytosis / Q000382:microbiology; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*