PERTUSSIS INCIDENCE AND THE EFFECT OF REVACCINATION OF PRESCHOOL AND SCHOOL CHILDREN
The review is devoted to the analysis of pertussis incidence of children in the age group of 5–7, as well as strategies of DTP immunization with the help of the drugs in foreign countries.
А. M. Kostinov, M. P. Kostinov
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Immune persistence after pertussis vaccination
Pertussis is one of the most prevalent vaccine-preventable diseases worldwide. The true infection rate is significantly higher than the reported incidence rate.
Zhiyun Chen, Qiushui He
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Lack of association between mannose binding lectin and antibody responses after acellular pertussis vaccinations. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is one of the key molecules in innate immunity and its role in human vaccine responses is poorly known. This study aimed to investigate the possible association of MBL polymorphisms with antibody production after ...
Kirsi Gröndahl-Yli-Hannuksela +4 more
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Enhanced Bordetella pertussisacquisition rate in adolescents during the 2012 epidemic in the Netherlands and evidence for prolonged antibody persistence after infection. [PDF]
IntroductionIn 2012 a large epidemic of pertussis occurred in the Netherlands. We assessed pertussis toxin (PT) antibody levels in longitudinal serum samples from Dutch 10-18 year-olds, encompassing the epidemic, to investigate pertussis infection ...
Berbers, Guy A M +7 more
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Bordetella pertussis (Bp), the causative agent of pertussis, continues to circulate and it’s not well understood how (sub)clinical infections shape immune memory to Bp and vaccination.
Evi van Schuppen +15 more
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The problem of pertussis in some regions of the world
Pertussis infection remains a high-priority issue both for Russian health care and abroad. A rise of pertussis incidence in various human age groups instigates a search for new ways to fight this infection and improve methods for its laboratory ...
A. A Basov +3 more
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REACTOGENICITY OF ACELLULAR PERTUSSIS VACCINE AND THE POSSIBILITY OF ITS USE IN ELDER CHILDREN
As is know, in the past few years, the incidence of pertussis has increased again. The article reveals the reasons of this phenomenon and the possible solutions for this problem.
M.G. Galitskaya +4 more
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Replacement, Reduction and Refinement of Animal Testing in the Quality Control of Human Vaccines [PDF]
Vaccines are recognised as a highly cost effective tool for preventing infectious diseases. They are derived from biological sources and due to the complexity of composition and heterogeneity of products, vaccine lots undergo legally required quality ...
HALDER MARIA ELISABETH
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ABSTRACT Aim The aim of this study was to investigate the possible source of laboratory‐confirmed pertussis in infants under 6 months of age. Methods This nationwide prospective study was based on laboratory‐confirmed cases reported in the enhanced pertussis surveillance in Sweden from 2009 to 2015. The parents or carers of 345 infants were interviewed
Bernice Aronsson +4 more
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Seroprevalence of Antibodies to Pertussis Toxin among Different Age Groups in Thailand after 37 Years of Universal Whole-Cell Pertussis Vaccination. [PDF]
Despite the high coverage of prophylactic vaccine against Bordetella pertussis infection in many countries for more than three decades, pertussis remains a common vaccine-preventable disease. Infections have been detected more commonly in countries using
Nasamon Wanlapakorn +5 more
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