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Analysis of Bordetella pertussis pertactin and pertussis toxin types from Queensland, Australia, 1999-2003.
BMC infectious diseases - 16 Mar 2006
Byrne Shane, Slack Andrew T
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BACKGROUND: In Australia two acellular Bordetella pertussis vaccines have replaced the use of a whole cell vaccine. Both of the licensed acellular vaccines contain the following three components; pertussis toxoid, pertussis filamentous haemagglutinin and the 69 kDa pertactin adhesin. One vaccine also contains pertussis fimbriae 2 and 3. Various researchers have postulated that herd immunity due to high levels of...
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