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Macrolide-Resistant Bordetella pertussis in Hong Kong: Evidence for Post-COVID-19 Emergence of ptxP3-Lineage MT28 Clone from a Hospital-Based Surveillance Study
20 Aug 2025
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A post-COVID surge of Bordetella pertussis was observed globally. China has reported a high level of macrolide-resistant Bordetella pertussis (MRBP) in recent years; however, the epidemiology of MRBP in Hong Kong remains unknown. We retrieved archived B. pertussis isolates from respiratory samples collected at five regional public hospitals in Hong Kong between 2015 and 2024 and tested their minimum inhibitory...
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