Virulence of Pertactin-Negative Bordetella pertussis Isolates from Infants, France

Bordetella pertussis isolates that do not express pertactin (PRN) are increasing in regions where acellular pertussis vaccines have been used for >7 years. We analyzed data from France and compared clinical symptoms among infants <6 months old infected by PRN-positive or PRN-negative isolates....

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Main Authors: Hélène Bodilis, Nicole Guiso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/3/12-1475_article
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spelling doaj-b73e90a165bc409286daef1dd9db16842020-11-24T23:35:30ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592013-03-0119347147410.3201/eid1903.121475Virulence of Pertactin-Negative Bordetella pertussis Isolates from Infants, FranceHélène BodilisNicole GuisoBordetella pertussis isolates that do not express pertactin (PRN) are increasing in regions where acellular pertussis vaccines have been used for >7 years. We analyzed data from France and compared clinical symptoms among infants <6 months old infected by PRN-positive or PRN-negative isolates. No major clinical differences were found between the 2 groups. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/3/12-1475_articleBordetella pertussisacellular vaccinesbacteriacoccobacillusimmunizationvaccination
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author Hélène Bodilis
Nicole Guiso
spellingShingle Hélène Bodilis
Nicole Guiso
Virulence of Pertactin-Negative Bordetella pertussis Isolates from Infants, France
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Bordetella pertussis
acellular vaccines
bacteria
coccobacillus
immunization
vaccination
author_facet Hélène Bodilis
Nicole Guiso
author_sort Hélène Bodilis
title Virulence of Pertactin-Negative Bordetella pertussis Isolates from Infants, France
title_short Virulence of Pertactin-Negative Bordetella pertussis Isolates from Infants, France
title_full Virulence of Pertactin-Negative Bordetella pertussis Isolates from Infants, France
title_fullStr Virulence of Pertactin-Negative Bordetella pertussis Isolates from Infants, France
title_full_unstemmed Virulence of Pertactin-Negative Bordetella pertussis Isolates from Infants, France
title_sort virulence of pertactin-negative bordetella pertussis isolates from infants, france
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2013-03-01
description Bordetella pertussis isolates that do not express pertactin (PRN) are increasing in regions where acellular pertussis vaccines have been used for >7 years. We analyzed data from France and compared clinical symptoms among infants <6 months old infected by PRN-positive or PRN-negative isolates. No major clinical differences were found between the 2 groups.
topic Bordetella pertussis
acellular vaccines
bacteria
coccobacillus
immunization
vaccination
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/3/12-1475_article
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