A data driven clinical algorithm for differential diagnosis of pertussis and other respiratory infections in infants

• Alberto Eugenio Tozzi,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Predictive and Preventive Medicine Research Unit, Multifactorial and Systemic Diseases Research Area, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome, Italy

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• Francesco Gesualdo ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: francesco.gesualdo@opbg.net

  Affiliation Predictive and Preventive Medicine Research Unit, Multifactorial and Systemic Diseases Research Area, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome, Italy

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9087-4398

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• Caterina Rizzo,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Predictive and Preventive Medicine Research Unit, Multifactorial and Systemic Diseases Research Area, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome, Italy

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• Emanuela Carloni,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology

  Affiliation Predictive and Preventive Medicine Research Unit, Multifactorial and Systemic Diseases Research Area, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome, Italy

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• Luisa Russo,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation

  Affiliation Predictive and Preventive Medicine Research Unit, Multifactorial and Systemic Diseases Research Area, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome, Italy

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• Ilaria Campagna,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation

  Affiliation Predictive and Preventive Medicine Research Unit, Multifactorial and Systemic Diseases Research Area, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome, Italy

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• Alberto Villani,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation General Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome, Italy

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• Antonino Reale,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Pediatric Emergency Department, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome, Italy

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• Carlo Concato,

  Roles Investigation, Resources

  Affiliation Virology Unit, Laboratory Department, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome, Italy

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• Giulia Linardos,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Virology Unit, Laboratory Department, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome, Italy

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• Elisabetta Pandolfi

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Predictive and Preventive Medicine Research Unit, Multifactorial and Systemic Diseases Research Area, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome, Italy

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