Pertussis, caused primarily by Bordetella pertussis and occasionally by Bordetella parapertussis, remains a major public health issue despite widespread vaccination efforts. Immunocompromised children, such as those with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, are
Diana Marcela Perea Rojas +2 more
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Rapid detection of Bordetella pertussis by a monoclonal antibody-based colony blot assay [PDF]
Björn Gustafsson, Per Askelöf
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Pertussis Infection in Fully Vaccinated Children in Day-Care Centers, Israel
We tested 46 fully vaccinated children in two day-care centers in Israel who were exposed to a fatal case of pertussis infection. Only two of five children who tested positive for Bordetella pertussis met the World Health Organization's case definition ...
Isaac Srugo +10 more
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Tosse convulsa em Portugal: análise retrospetiva de casos clínicos suspeitos de infeção por Bordetella pertussis no período 2010-2014 [PDF]
Objetivo: Analisar retrospetivamente os resultados laboratoriais dos casos clínicos suspeitos de tosse convulsa enviados ao Laboratório Nacional de Referência de Bordetella pertussis do INSA no Porto para confirmação laboratorial no período 2010-2014 ...
Furtado, Cristina +2 more
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Acute Laryngitis in the Rat Induced by Moraxella catarrhalis and Bordetella pertussis: Number of Neutrophils, Dendritic Cells, and T and B Lymphocytes Accumulating during Infection in the Laryngeal Mucosa Strongly Differs in Adjacent Locations [PDF]
Peter Jecker +6 more
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Asymptomatic transmission and the resurgence of Bordetella pertussis
BackgroundThe recent increase in whooping cough incidence (primarily caused by Bordetella pertussis) presents a challenge to both public health practitioners and scientists trying to understand the mechanisms behind its resurgence.
B. Althouse, S. Scarpino
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Bordetella pertussis, B. parapertussis, and B. bronchiseptica cause respiratory infections, many of which are characterized by coughing of the infected hosts.
Keiji Nakamura +7 more
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Pertussis, or whooping cough, is the most poorly controlled vaccine-preventable bacterial disease in the United States, which has experienced a resurgence for more than a decade. Once viewed as a monomorphic pathogen, B.
Katherine E. Bowden +11 more
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Specific Lung Mucosal and Systemic Immune-Responses After Oral Immunization of Mice with Salmonella-Typhimurium-Aroa, Salmonella-Typhi Ty21a, and Invasive Escherichia-Coli Expressing Recombinant Pertussis Toxin S1 Subunit [PDF]
Pertussis toxin (PT) is considered an essential protective component for incorporation into new generation vaccines against Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough.
Guzman, Carlos A. +3 more
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Serologic evidence of pertussis infection in vaccinated Iranian children [PDF]
Background: It seems that the incidence of pertussis-like illnesses is considerably increasing despite the wide coverage of immunization with the whole cell pertussis vaccine.
Arjmand, Reza. +7 more
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