Pertussis diagnosis in Belgium: results of the National Reference Centre for Bordetella anno 2015
SUMMARY In 2015, the Belgian National Reference Centre for Bordetella analyzed 4110 respiratory samples by qPCR and 4877 serum samples by serology. Whereas about 50% of respiratory samples were from infants and children below the age of five, serum samples were distributed among all age categories. A total of 394 (9·6%) cases was diagnosed as positive for Bordetella pertussis by qPCR and 844 (17·3%) cases were diagnosed as acute infection by serology (anti-pertussis toxin (PT) IgG > 125 IU/ml). Another 1042 (21·4%) sera had anti-PT IgG between 55 and 125 IU/ml reflecting a vaccination or pe... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Epidemiology and Infection ; volume 145, issue 11, page 2366-2373 ; ISSN 0950-2688 1469-4409 |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
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Schlagwörter: | Infectious Diseases / Epidemiology |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26607542 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0950268817001108 |