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Bordetella pertussis strain variation and evolution postvaccination.
Expert review of vaccines - 1 Jul 2009
Kallonen Teemu, He Qiushui
Abstract excerpt
Bordetella pertussis is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes pertussis or whooping cough in humans. The incidence of pertussis has increased in young infants, adolescents and adults in many countries where the vaccination against pertussis has been used extensively. Marked changes have been found in the B. pertussis population and differences have been observed between vaccine strains and circulating isolates....
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