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Bordetella pertussis [PDF]

Microbiology Spectrum, 2016
ABSTRACTPertussis is a highly infectious vaccine-preventable cough illness that continues to be a significant source of morbidity and mortality around the world. The majority of human illness is caused byBordetella pertussis, and some is caused byBordetella parapertussis.Bordetellais a Gram-negative, pleomorphic, aerobic coccobacillus.
Delma J, Nieves, Ulrich, Heininger
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Antigenic gene characteristics of Bordetella pertussis isolates from child patients in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province: a comparative analysis

Zhongguo gonggong weisheng, 2023
ObjectiveTo compare genetic characteristics of Bordetella pertussis isolates from child patients in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province with those of vaccine isolate and Bordetella pertussis isolates from patients of other regions for providing evidence to ...
Meng-yao ZHANG, Mei-yan HE, Wei-lun ZUO
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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, Zemene Tigabu, Debasu Damtie, Gizachew Yismaw, Clinton Moodley, Mark P. Nicol, Belay Tessema, Baye Gelaw, Feleke Moges   +8 more
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Conserved Patterns of Symmetric Inversion in the Genome Evolution of Bordetella Respiratory Pathogens

mSystems, 2019
Whooping cough (pertussis), primarily caused by Bordetella pertussis, has resurged in the United States, and circulating strains exhibit considerable chromosome structural fluidity in the form of rearrangement and deletion.
Michael R. Weigand, Yanhui Peng, Dhwani Batra, Mark Burroughs, Jamie K. Davis, Kristen Knipe, Vladimir N. Loparev, Taccara Johnson, Phalasy Juieng, Lori A. Rowe, Mili Sheth, Kevin Tang, Yvette Unoarumhi, Margaret M. Williams, M. Lucia Tondella   +14 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, Liselot Detemmerman, Oriane Soetens, Erlangga Yusuf, Denis Piérard   +4 more
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The role of respiratory virus infection in suspected pertussis: A prospective study

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2021
Background: Infections caused by Bordetella pertussis are frequent and responsible for cases of huge severity in unvaccinated young infants. However, clinical manifestations vary and mimic other respiratory diseases as respiratory viruses.
Angela Esposito Ferronato, Daniela Leite, Sandra Elisabete Vieira   +2 more
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Rising cases of pertussis in Albania: should we review our vaccination strategies? [PDF]

Exploration of Asthma & Allergy
Since January 2024, in Albania, we have noted an increased number of visits because of Bordetella pertussis affecting all age groups. The increased numbers reflect increased circulation of Bordetella pertussis in Albania.
Sonila Borici, Brunilda Hyseni, Ilir Akshija   +2 more
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Epidemiology of pertussis in Casablanca (Morocco): contribution of conventional and molecular diagnosis tools

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, Nicole Guiso, Idrissa Diawara, Khalid Zerouali, Bouchra Slaoui, Zineb Jouhadi, Abdelhadi Zineddine, Houria Belabbes, Naima Elmdaghri   +8 more
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Protocol for aerosolization challenge of mice with Bordetella pertussis

STAR Protocols, 2023
Summary: Bordetella pertussis causes whooping cough and is transmitted via respiratory droplets. Here, we present a protocol to challenge mice with Bordetella pertussis.
Graham Bitzer, Kelly Weaver, Mariette Barbier, F. Heath Damron   +3 more
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A Rare Cause of Newborn Apnea That Has Not Been Seen for A Very Long Time with the Effect of the Vaccine: Pertussis

Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, 2023
Pertussis, caused by Bordetella pertussis, is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in newborn and infancy. Pertussis is diagnosed clinically. It is confirmed by microbiological-serological tests. In recent years, polymerase chain reaction method
Kürşad Kemal Kara, Mutlu Uysal Yazıcı, Nursel Kara Ulu, Nursel Atay Ünal, Hasan Tezer   +4 more
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