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Strain variation among Bordetella pertussis isolates circulating in Poland after 50 years of whole-cell pertussis vaccine use.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2011
Mosiej Ewa, Augustynowicz Ewa, Zawadka Monika, Dabrowski Waldemar, Lutyńska Anna
Abstract excerpt
In the present study, clinical isolates of Bordetella pertussis collected in Poland from 1960 to 2005 were analyzed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) according to protocols recommended in previous studies. Among the 110 isolates from 1995 to 2005, 59 PFGE patterns were found, most of which were different from those currently circulating in other European Union (EU) countries for which data are available....
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