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Investigations into the emergence of pertactin-deficient Bordetella pertussis isolates in six European countries, 1996 to 2012.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 21 Aug 2014
Zeddeman A, van Gent M, Heuvelman C J, van der Heide H G, Bart M J, Advani A, Hallander H O, Wirsing von Konig C H, Riffelman M, Storsaeter J, Vestrheim D F, Dalby T, Krogfelt K A, Fry N K, Barkoff A M, Mertsola J, He Q, Mooi F
Abstract excerpt
Pathogen adaptation has been proposed to contribute to the resurgence of pertussis. A striking recent example is the emergence of isolates deficient in the vaccine component pertactin (Prn). This study explores the emergence of such Prn-deficient isolates in six European countries. During 2007 to 2009, 0/83 isolates from the Netherlands, 0/18 from the United Kingdom, 0/17 Finland, 0/23 Denmark, 4/99 Sweden and...
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