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Molecular epidemiology of Bordetella pertussis in Cambodia determined by direct genotyping of clinical specimens.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Sept 2017
Moriuchi Takumi, Vichit Ork, Vutthikol Yong, Hossain Md Shafiqul, Samnang Chham, Toda Kohei, Grabovac Varja, Hiramatsu Yukihiro, Otsuka Nao, Shibayama Keigo, Kamachi Kazunari
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to determine the genotypes of circulating Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of pertussis, in Cambodia by direct molecular typing of clinical specimens. METHODS: DNA extracts from nasopharyngeal swabs obtained from 82 pertussis patients in 2008-2016 were analyzed by multilocus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA). B. pertussis virulence-associated allelic genes (ptxA,...
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