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Addressing the consequences of missing vaccines: A case report of pertussis in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

open access: yesRespiratory Medicine Case Reports
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
doaj   +1 more source

Pertussis Infection in Fully Vaccinated Children in Day-Care Centers, Israel

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2000
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
doaj   +1 more source

Tosse convulsa em Portugal: análise retrospetiva de casos clínicos suspeitos de infeção por Bordetella pertussis no período 2010-2014 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
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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Asymptomatic transmission and the resurgence of Bordetella pertussis

open access: yesBMC Medicine, 2015
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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

BspR/BtrA, an Anti-σ Factor, Regulates the Ability of Bordetella bronchiseptica To Cause Cough in Rats

open access: yesmSphere, 2019
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
doaj   +1 more source

Genome Structural Diversity among 31 Bordetella pertussis Isolates from Two Recent U.S. Whooping Cough Statewide Epidemics

open access: yesMsphere, 2016
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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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]

open access: yes, 1992
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]

open access: yes, 2012
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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