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The global prevalence ptxP3 lineage of Bordetella pertussis was rare in young children with the co-purified aPV vaccination: a 5 years retrospective study.
BMC infectious diseases - 19 Aug 2020
Wang Zengguo, Luan Yang, Du Quanli, Shu Chang, Peng Xiaokang, Wei Huijing, Hou Tiejun, Liu Ying, Liu Xiaoguai, Li Yarong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The global prevalent ptxP3 strains varies from about 10% to about 50% of circulating B. pertussis population in different areas of China. METHODS: To investigate the difference of vaccination status between different genotypes in the circulating B. pertussis after 10 years of acellular pertussis vaccine (aPV) used in China. The nasopharyngeal swabs and isolates of B. pertussis from these patients were...
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