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Vaccine: X, 2021 Many countries have reported antigenic divergence among circulating Bordetella pertussis strains, mainly in those countries which introduced the acellular pertussis (aP) vaccine. This phenomenon can be seen, for example, with the recent rise of pertactin
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Hospital-based prospective study of pertussis in infants and close contacts in Tehran, Iran
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 Background Pertussis remain a global health concern, especially in infants too young to initiate their vaccination. Effective vaccination and high coverage limit the circulation of the pathogen, yet duration of protection is limited and boosters are ...
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The Impact of Early Postpartum Maternal Pertussis Vaccination on the Protection of Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Immunology, 2019 Background: Despite primary vaccination, infants under six months run a risk of infection with pertussis. Objective: To determine the impact of early postpartum maternal pertussis vaccination on protecting infants from the disease.
Ayse Kilic +10 more
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PLoS Pathogens, 2022 Pulmonary infections caused by Bordetella pertussis used to be the prime cause of infant mortality in the pre-vaccine era and mouse models of pertussis pneumonia served in characterization of B. pertussis virulence mechanisms.
Jana Holubova +5 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 Pertussis is a severe human respiratory tract infectious disease caused by Bordetella pertussis that primarily affects infants and young children.
Jingjing Gao +6 more
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Association of Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphism with Susceptibility to Symptomatic Pertussis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Pertussis, caused by infection with the gram negative B. pertussis bacterium, is a serious respiratory illness that can last for months. While B.
Wanda G H Han +6 more
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Pathogen analysis of pertussis-like syndrome in children
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020 Background The aim of the study was to identify the pathogens, in addition to bordetella pertussis (B. pertussis), which cause pertussis-like syndrome in children and to compare clinical presentation between those with B.
Wenjing Gu +10 more
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Burden of Pertussis in Adults Aged 50 Years and Older: A Retrospective Database Study in England
Infectious Diseases and Therapy, 2023 Introduction Pertussis, a highly infectious respiratory disease caused by Bordetella pertussis, affects people of all ages. Older adults are particularly susceptible to its severe outcomes and complications.
Lauriane Harrington +11 more
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Global Health Journal, 2021 Aim: Pertussis is a respiratory tract infection, the vaccine for which was introduced in the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) in Guizhou Province of China (hereafter referred as Guizhou) in the 1980s.
Feng Jiang +3 more
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Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2019 Pertussis caused by Bordetella pertussis, remains a public health problem worldwide, despite high vaccine coverage in infants and children in many countries. Iran has been using whole cell vaccine for the last 50 years with more than 95% vaccination rate
Azadeh Safarchi +8 more
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