Article
[PERSISTENCE OF BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS BACTERIA AND A POSSIBLE MECHANISM OF ITS FORMATION].
Zhurnal mikrobiologii, epidemiologii i immunobiologii - 1 Jan 2000
Karataev G I, Sinyashina L N, Medkova A Yu, Semin E G
Abstract excerpt
A growth of pertussis morbidity is observed in many countries of the world against the background of mass vaccindtion. Forms of the disease course have changed. Atypical forms of pertussis occur predominately in adolescents and adults. Asymptomatic carriage of the causative agent has been established. Infection of infants with. BordetelIa pertussis bacteria in more than 90% of cases occurs from parents and...
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