Molecular Typing of Bordetella pertussis Isolates Recovered from Belgian Children and Their Household Members
Recently, a moderate increase in the prevalence of pertussis, possibly contracted from adults, has been observed among unvaccinated children. During a 3-year period, we prospectively enrolled 93 index patients with a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and/or culture result positive for Bordetella pertussis. Among 63 household contacts of 28 index patients, PCR and culture for B. pertussis identified 25 B. pertussis -positive persons. Nineteen of 25 B. pertussis -positive household contacts were asymptomatic. Isolates were available from 10 families of both index patients and household contacts fo... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2003 |
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Oxford University Press
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Schlagwörter: | Major Articles |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28887064 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/36/11/1391 |