Co-infection in unvaccinated infants with acute pertussis in Western China (2018-2019): pathogen distribution and impact on disease severity.

Ital J Pediatr · 2025 · PMC11980273 · PMID 40200287

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While these differences did not reach statistical significance ( P = 0.059 and 0.096, respectively), they suggest that co-infections may influence immune responses in ways that are not fully captured by WBC and lymphocyte counts alone.

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