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Bordetella pertussis isolates in Finland after acellular vaccination: serotype change and biofilm formation.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 May 2024
Niinikoski Vili, Barkoff Alex-Mikael, Mertsola Jussi, He Qiushui
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: In Finland, whole cell pertussis vaccine (wP) was introduced in 1952 and was replaced by acellular pertussis vaccine (aP) without fimbrial (FIM) antigen in 2005. We aimed to analyse the changes in serotypes of circulating Bordetella pertussis before and after acellular vaccination and to explore the relationship between biofilm formation and serotype diversity after the introduction of aP vaccine....
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