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International Journal of Microbiology, Volume 2020, Issue 1, 2020., 2020 Background. Bordetella pertussis is a human pathogen which causes pertussis, or whooping cough. The diphtheria‐tetanus‐pertussis immunization has significantly reduced the morbidity and mortality of pertussis globally. However, higher prevalence and resurgence of pertussis cases among both vaccinated and unvaccinated people has raised questions on the ...
Solomon Taye +4 more
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018 We report a case of spondylodiscitis caused by Bordetella holmesii, an emergent pathogen. This small Gram-negative rod was first known as a cause of invasive infections on asplenic patients. This case describes a spondylodiscitis due to this bacterium in
Safia Nadji +7 more
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A Newly Discovered Bordetella Species Carries a Transcriptionally Active CRISPR-Cas with a Small Cas9 Endonuclease [PDF]
, 2015 Background Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) and CRISPR-associated genes (cas) are widely distributed among bacteria.
Dudley, Edward G. +7 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017 Background Pertussis, a vaccine preventable disease, is still responsible of significant morbidity and mortality around the world, mostly in newborns.
Khalid Katfy +8 more
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Improving specificity of Bordetella pertussis detection using a four target real-time PCR. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 The incidence of whooping cough, a contagious respiratory disease caused by Bordetella pertussis, is on the rise despite existing vaccination programmes.
Helena Martini +4 more
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Pertussis among patients with clinically compatible illness in the Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021 Background: Pertussis is an acute respiratory tract disease caused by Bordetella pertussis. In 2014, 24.1 million pertussis cases, resulting in 160,700 deaths, were estimated to have occurred worldwide.
Solomon Taye +8 more
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Severe pertussis infection in infants less than 6 months of age: clinical manifestations and molecular characterization [PDF]
, 2017 We conducted a study to determine the main traits of pertussis among unimmunized infants less than 6 months of age. From August 2012 to March 2015, 141 nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPAs) were collected from infants with respiratory symptoms attending 2
Buttinelli, Gabriele +12 more
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Krztusiec I „Efekt Czerwonej Królowej”
Postępy Mikrobiologii, 2022 Krztusiec jest zakaźną chorobą, typową dla wieku dziecięcego. Znamiennym objawem jest napadowy, silny i bezproduktywny kaszel, pogarszający się w nocy, który może prowadzić do wymiotów, bezdechu oraz sinicy.
Ucieklak Karolina
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Bordetella holmesii-Like Organisms Isolated from Massachusetts Patients with Pertussis-Like Symptoms
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1999 We isolated Bordetella holmesii, generally associated with septicemia in patients with underlying conditions, from nasopharyngeal specimens of otherwise healthy young persons with a cough. The proportion of B.
W. Katherine Yih +5 more
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Bordetella Holmesii: An Unusual Cause of Endogenous Endophthalmitis in a Patient With Sickle Cell Disease [PDF]
, 2021 Purpose: This case report describes a rare organism causing endogenous endophthalmitis in a patient with sickle cell disease. Methods: A case report was conducted.
George, Roshan T. +2 more
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