High Prevalence of Macrolide-Resistant Bordetella pertussis and ptxP1 Genotype, Mainland China, 2014–2016

High Prevalence of Macrolide-Resistant Bordetella pertussis and ptxP1 Genotype, Mainland China, 2014–2016

According to the government of China, reported cases of pertussis have increased remarkably and are still increasing. To determine the genetic relatedness of Bordetella pertussis strains, we compared multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) results for isolates from China with those...

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Main Authors: Lijun Li, Jikui Deng, Xiang Ma, Kai Zhou, Qinghong Meng, Lin Yuan, Wei Shi, Qing Wang, Yue Li, Kaihu Yao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Bordetella pertussis
antibiotic sensitivity
antimicrobial sensitivity
macrolide resistance
virulence-related genotype
ptxP1
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/12/18-1836_article

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