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Evolution of Bordetella pertussis in the acellular vaccine era in Norway, 1996 to 2019.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Jun 2022
Brandal Lin T, Vestrheim Didrik F, Bruvik Torbjørn, Roness Ragnhild B, Bjørnstad Martha L, Greve-Isdahl Margrethe, Steens Anneke, Brynildsrud Ola B
Abstract excerpt
We described the population structure of Bordetella pertussis (B. pertussis) in Norway from 1996 to 2019 and determined if there were evolutionary shifts and whether these correlated with changes in the childhood immunization program. We selected 180 B. pertussis isolates, 22 from the whole cell vaccine (WCV) era (1996-1997) and 158 from the acellular vaccine (ACV) era (1998-2019). We conducted whole genome...
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