BMC Infectious Diseases (2024)

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Assessment of safety and efficacy against Bordetella pertussis of a new tetanus-reduced dose diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine in a murine model Increase in pertussis cases along with high prevalence of two emerging genotypes of Bordetella pertussis in Perú, 2012 Analysis of Bordetella pertussis pertactin and pertussis toxin types from Queensland, Australia, 1999–2003 The global prevalence ptxP3 lineage of Bordetella pertussis was rare in young children with the co-purified aPV vaccination: a 5 years retrospective study Bordetella pertussisin sporadic and outbreak settings in Alberta, Canada, July 2004 – December 2012 Seroprevalence of Bordetella pertussis specific Immunoglobulin G antibody levels among asymptomatic individuals aged 4 to 24years: a descriptive cross sectional study from Sri Lanka Bordetella pertussis in infants hospitalized for acute respiratory symptoms remains a concern Infant rhesus macaques as a non-human primate model of Bordetella pertussis infection Seasonal Bordetella pertussis pattern in the period from 2008 to 2018 in Germany Bordetella pertussis: an underreported pathogen in pediatric respiratory infections, a prospective cohort study High prevalence of Bordetella pertussis in children under 5years old hospitalized with acute respiratory infections in Lima, Peru Multiple rib and vertebral fractures associated with Bordetella pertussis infection: a case report Challenges and clinical relevance of molecular detection of Bordetella pertussis in South Africa Evaluation of real-time PCR for diagnosis of Bordetella pertussis infection Seroprevalence of Bordetella pertussis antibodies in adults in Hungary: results of an epidemiological cross-sectional study Bordetella bronchiseptica pneumonia in a patient with lung cancer; a case report of a rare infection Dose-response models for selected respiratory infectious agents: Bordetella pertussis, group a Streptococcus, rhinovirus and respiratory syncytial virus Epidemiology of pertussis in Casablanca (Morocco): contribution of conventional and molecular diagnosis tools The immunogenicity and safety of a reduced PRP-content DTPw-HBV/Hib vaccine when administered according to the accelerated EPI schedule Pertussis hospitalizations among term and preterm infants: clinical course and vaccine effectiveness Pertussis outbreak in university students and evaluation of acellular pertussis vaccine effectiveness in Japan Pertussis in infants: an underestimated disease Primary and booster vaccination in Latin American children with a DTPw-HBV/Hib combination: a randomized controlled trial Pertussis in infants, in their mothers and other contacts in Casablanca, Morocco Pertussis re-emergence in the post-vaccination era Impact of early life exposures to geohelminth infections on the development of vaccine immunity, allergic sensitization, and allergic inflammatory diseases in children living in tropical Ecuador: the ECUAVIDA birth cohort study The epidemiology of pertussis in Germany: past and present Hospital-based prospective study of pertussis in infants and close contacts in Tehran, Iran Report of a pertussis outbreak in a low coverage booster vaccination group of otherwise healthy children in Italy Neurologic alterations in an HIV adult patient with pertussis: a case report Identfication of viral and bacterial etiologic agents of the pertussis-like syndrome in children under 5 years old hospitalized Clinical presentation of pertussis in fully immunized children in Lithuania Adult pertussis is unrecognized public health problem in Thailand Seroprevalence of Immunoglobulin G antibodies against pertussis toxin among asymptomatic medical students in the west of Iran: a cross sectional study Whooping cough dynamics in Chile (1932–2010): disease temporal fluctuations across a north-south gradient The disease burden of pertussis in adults 50 years old and older in the United States: a retrospective study Increasing incidence of pertussis in Brazil: a retrospective study using surveillance data The seroepidemiology of Immunoglobulin G antibodies against pertussis toxin in China: a cross sectional study Epidemiological trends of respiratory tract pathogens detected via mPCR in Australian adult patients before COVID-19 Sensitivity and specificity of single IgA and IgG antibody concentrations for early diagnosis of pertussis in adults: an evaluation for outbreak management in public health practice Respiratory microbes detected in hospitalized adults with acute respiratory infections: associations between influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus and intensive care unit admission or fatal outcome in Vietnam (2015–2017) Outbreak of Pneumonia in the Setting of Fatal Pneumococcal Meningitis among US Army Trainees: Potential Role of Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection Bacteria and viruses in the upper respiratory tract of Congolese children with radiologically confirmed pneumonia Pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage among Bhutanese children hospitalized with clinical pneumonia: serotypes and viral co-infection Protecting newborns from pertussis – the challenge of complete cocooning Challenges of interpreting epidemiologic surveillance pertussis data with changing diagnostic and immunization practices: the case of the state of São Paulo, Brazil Study protocol of the PIMPI-project, a cohort study on acceptance, tolerability and immunogenicity of second trimester maternal pertussis immunization in relation to term and preterm infants The estimated incidence of pertussis in people aged 50 years old in the United States, 2006–2010 Etiology of community-acquired pneumonia and diagnostic yields of microbiological methods: a 3-year prospective study in Norway Reducing burden from respiratory infections in refugees and immigrants: a systematic review of interventions in OECD, EU, EEA and EU-applicant countries References
  • Assessment of safety and efficacy against Bordetella pertussis of a new tetanus-reduced dose diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine in a murine model

    Tetanus-reduced dose diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination during adolescence was introduced in response to the resurgence of pertussis in various countries. A new Tdap vaccine was manufactured in Kor...

    Authors: Hyo Jin Kwon, Seung Beom Han, Bo Ram Kim, Kyu Ri Kang, Dong Ho Huh, Gi Sub Choi, Dong Ho Ahn and Jin Han Kang

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2017 17:247

    Content type: Research article Published on: 4 April 2017

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  • Increase in pertussis cases along with high prevalence of two emerging genotypes of Bordetella pertussis in Perú, 2012

    As has occurred in many regions worldwide, in 2012 the incidence of pertussis increased in Perú. This epidemiologic situation has been associated with a waning vaccine-induced immunity and the adaptation of Bordetella

    Authors: H. Bailon, N. León-Janampa, C. Padilla and D. Hozbor

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:422

    Content type: Research article Published on: 17 August 2016

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  • Analysis of Bordetella pertussis pertactin and pertussis toxin types from Queensland, Australia, 1999–2003

    In Australia two acellular Bordetella pertussis vaccines have replaced the use of a whole cell vaccine. Both of the licensed acellular vaccines contain the following three components; pertussis toxoid ... and the...

    Authors: Shane Byrne and Andrew T Slack

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2006 6:53

    Content type: Research article Published on: 16 March 2006

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  • The global prevalence ptxP3 lineage of Bordetella pertussis was rare in young children with the co-purified aPV vaccination: a 5 years retrospective study

    The global prevalent ptxP3 strains varies from about 10% to about 50% of circulating B. pertussis population in different areas of China.

    Authors: Zengguo Wang, Yang Luan, Quanli Du, Chang Shu, Xiaokang Peng, Huijing Wei, Tiejun Hou, Ying Liu, Xiaoguai Liu and Yarong Li

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:615

    Content type: Research article Published on: 19 August 2020

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  • Bordetella pertussisin sporadic and outbreak settings in Alberta, Canada, July 2004 – December 2012

    ProvLab Alberta provides all laboratory testing for Bordetella pertussis including sporadic cases and outbreak investigations through collaborations with provincial public health partners. We describe B. pertussi...

    Authors: Sumana Fathima, Christina Ferrato, Bonita E Lee, Kimberley Simmonds, Lin Yan, Shamir N Mukhi, Vincent Li, Linda Chui and Steven J Drews

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:48

    Content type: Research article Published on: 30 January 2014

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  • Seroprevalence of Bordetella pertussis specific Immunoglobulin G antibody levels among asymptomatic individuals aged 4 to 24years: a descriptive cross sectional study from Sri Lanka

    In Sri Lanka pertussis continues to circulate in the community and cases among adolescents and adults have been reported despite 95% coverage of the four dose pertussis vaccination during early childhood. Wani...

    Authors: Shamithra Sigera, Jennifer Perera, Jeyanthakumar Rasarathinam, Dulani Samaranayake and Dileepa Ediriweera

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:729

    Content type: Research article Published on: 1 December 2016

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  • Bordetella pertussis in infants hospitalized for acute respiratory symptoms remains a concern

    Preliminary results suggest that pertussis infection might be considered in infants during a seasonal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) outbreak.

    Authors: Ambra Nicolai, Raffaella Nenna, Paola Stefanelli, Anna Carannante, Concetta Schiavariello, Alessandra Pierangeli, Carolina Scagnolari, Corrado Moretti, Paola Papoff, Enea Bonci, Marianna Ferrara, Stefano Papasso and Fabio Midulla

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:526

    Content type: Research article Published on: 8 November 2013

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  • Infant rhesus macaques as a non-human primate model of Bordetella pertussis infection

    The prevalent resurgence of pertussis has recently become a critical public health problem worldwide. To understand pertussis pathogenesis and the host response to both the pathogen and vaccines, a suitable pe...

    Authors: Wenwen Jiang, Chen Wei, Dachao Mou, Weilun Zuo, Jiangli Liang, Xiao Ma, Lichan Wang, Na Gao, Qin Gu, Peng Luo, Yan Ma, Jingyan Li, Shuyuan Liu, Li Shi and Mingbo Sun

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:407

    Content type: Research article Published on: 3 May 2021

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  • Seasonal Bordetella pertussis pattern in the period from 2008 to 2018 in Germany

    After the introduction of a vaccine against B. pertussis the seasonal pattern with the highest number of infections in the spring to summer months changed. Recent studies from around the world suggest that B. per...

    Authors: Daniel Allermann Hitz, Friedemann Tewald and Maren Eggers

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:474

    Content type: Research article Published on: 3 July 2020

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  • Bordetella pertussis: an underreported pathogen in pediatric respiratory infections, a prospective cohort study

    The incidence of pertussis has been increasing worldwide. In the Netherlands, the seroprevalence has risen higher than the reported cases, suggesting that laboratory tests for pertussis are considered infreque...

    Authors: Gertrude van den Brink, Jérôme O Wishaupt, Jacob C Douma, Nico G Hartwig and Florens GA Versteegh

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:526

    Content type: Research article Published on: 30 September 2014

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  • High prevalence of Bordetella pertussis in children under 5years old hospitalized with acute respiratory infections in Lima, Peru

    Pertussis diagnosis may go unrecognized when other pathogens, such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) circulate.

    Authors: Ivana Pavic-Espinoza, Sandy Bendezú-Medina, Angella Herrera-Alzamora, Pablo Weilg, María J. Pons, Miguel Angel Aguilar-Luis, Verónica Petrozzi-Helasvuo and Juana del Valle Mendoza

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:554

    Content type: Research article Published on: 2 December 2015

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  • Multiple rib and vertebral fractures associated with Bordetella pertussis infection: a case report

    Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, characterized by paroxysms of severe coughing, and predominantly affects children. We report the first case of mu...

    Authors: Jingqiao Wang, Junxiang Gao, Hongwei Fan, Haonan Guo, Zundong Yin, Mei Dong and Xiaoming Huang

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2023 23:212

    Content type: Case report Published on: 6 April 2023

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  • Challenges and clinical relevance of molecular detection of Bordetella pertussis in South Africa

    We assessed the utility of a multi-target, real-time PCR assay for Bordetella pertussis detection and diagnosis in patients with severe respiratory illness (SRI), influenza-like illness (ILI), and asymptomatic co...

    Authors: Fahima Moosa, Mignon du Plessis, Nicole Wolter, Maimuna Carrim, Cheryl Cohen, Claire von Mollendorf, Sibongile Walaza, Stefano Tempia, Halima Dawood, Ebrahim Variava and Anne von Gottberg

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2019 19:276

    Content type: Research article Published on: 21 March 2019

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  • Evaluation of real-time PCR for diagnosis of Bordetella pertussis infection

    Nucleic acid amplification of the IS481 region by PCR is more sensitive than culture for detection and diagnosis of Bordetella pertussis but the assay has known cross-reactivity for Bordetella holmesii and its us...

    Authors: Laina Knorr, Julie D Fox, Peter AG Tilley and Jasmine Ahmed-Bentley

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2006 6:62

    Content type: Research article Published on: 23 March 2006

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  • Seroprevalence of Bordetella pertussis antibodies in adults in Hungary: results of an epidemiological cross-sectional study

    Pertussis (whooping cough) is well known to be underreported, particularly among adults, who can act as an infectious reservoir, potentially putting susceptible newborns at risk of serious illness. The purpose...

    Authors: Péter Torzsa, Raghavendra Devadiga and Monica Tafalla

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2017 17:242

    Content type: Research article Published on: 4 April 2017

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  • Bordetella bronchiseptica pneumonia in a patient with lung cancer; a case report of a rare infection

    Bordetella bronchiseptica (B.bronchiseptica) is a frequent cause of respiratory infections in animals but rarely causes serious infection in humans. We present a rare case of B. bronch...

    Authors: Manlio Monti, Danila Diano, Francesco Allegrini, Angelo Delmonte, Valentina Fausti, Paola Cravero, Giulia Marcantognini and Giovanni Luca Frassineti

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2017 17:644

    Content type: Case report Published on: 25 September 2017

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  • Dose-response models for selected respiratory infectious agents: Bordetella pertussis, group a Streptococcus, rhinovirus and respiratory syncytial virus

    Dose-response assessment is one step in quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA). Four infectious microbes capable of causing respiratory diseases important to public health, and for which dose-response f...

    Authors: Rachael M Jones and Yu-Min Su

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:90

    Content type: Research article Published on: 24 February 2015

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  • Epidemiology of pertussis in Casablanca (Morocco): contribution of conventional and molecular diagnosis tools

    Pertussis, a vaccine preventable disease, is still responsible of significant morbidity and mortality around the world, mostly in newborns. The aim of the present study was (1) to introduce pertussis surveilla...

    Authors: Khalid Katfy, Nicole Guiso, Idrissa Diawara, Khalid Zerouali, Bouchra Slaoui, Zineb Jouhadi, Abdelhadi Zineddine, Houria Belabbes and Naima Elmdaghri

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2017 17:348

    Content type: Research article Published on: 16 May 2017

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  • The immunogenicity and safety of a reduced PRP-content DTPw-HBV/Hib vaccine when administered according to the accelerated EPI schedule

    Combination vaccines improve coverage, compliance and effectively introduce new antigens to mass vaccination programmes. This was a phase III, observer-blind, randomized study of GSK Biologicals diphtheria-tet...

    Authors: Sukanta Chatterjee, Sylvan J Rego, Fulton D'Souza, BD Bhatia, Alix Collard, Sanjoy K Datta and Jeanne-Marie Jacquet

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2010 10:298

    Content type: Research article Published on: 15 October 2010

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  • Pertussis hospitalizations among term and preterm infants: clinical course and vaccine effectiveness

    Pertussis causes severe disease in young unvaccinated infants, with preterms potentially at highest risk. We studied pertussis in hospitalized infants as related to gestational age (GA) and vaccination history.

    Authors: Nicoline A. T. van der Maas, Elisabeth A. M. Sanders, Florens G. A. Versteegh, Albertine Baauw, Anneke Westerhof and Hester E. de Melker

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2019 19:919

    Content type: Research article Published on: 29 October 2019

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  • Pertussis outbreak in university students and evaluation of acellular pertussis vaccine effectiveness in Japan

    Recent studies worldwide have reported increasing numbers of adults diagnosed with Bordetella pertussis despite receiving childhood vaccinations. This study describes a pertussis outbreak at a university medical ...

    Authors: Megumi Hara, Mami f*ckuoka, Katsuya Tashiro, Iwata Ozaki, Satoko Ohfuji, Kenji Okada, Takashi Nakano, Wakaba f*ckushima and Yoshio Hirota

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:45

    Content type: Research article Published on: 6 February 2015

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  • Pertussis in infants: an underestimated disease

    The clinical diagnosis of pertussis is not easy in early infancy since clinical manifestations can overlap with several different diseases. Many cases are often misclassified and underdiagnosed. We conducted a...

    Authors: Anna Chiara Vittucci, Valentina Spuri Vennarucci, Annalisa Grandin, Cristina Russo, Laura Lancella, Albero Eugenio Tozzi, Andrea Bartuli and Alberto Villani

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:414

    Content type: Research article Published on: 15 August 2016

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  • Primary and booster vaccination in Latin American children with a DTPw-HBV/Hib combination: a randomized controlled trial

    Diphtheria-tetanus-whole-cell pertussis (DTPw)-based combination vaccines are an attractive option to rapidly achieve high coverage and protection against other important pathogens, such as hepatitis B virus (...

    Authors: Felix Espinoza, Miguel Tregnaghi, Angela Gentile, Katia Abarca, Javier Casellas, Alix Collard, Inge Lefevre and Jeanne-Marie Jacquet

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2010 10:297

    Content type: Research article Published on: 15 October 2010

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  • Pertussis in infants, in their mothers and other contacts in Casablanca, Morocco

    In recent decades, there has been a marked increase in the number of reported cases of pertussis around the world, and pertussis continues to be a frequently occurring disease despite an effective childhood va...

    Authors: Khalid Katfy, Idrissa Diawara, Fakhredine Maaloum, Siham Aziz, Nicole Guiso, Hassan Fellah, Bouchra Slaoui, Khalid Zerouali, Houria Belabbes and Naima Elmdaghri

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:43

    Content type: Research article Published on: 14 January 2020

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  • Pertussis re-emergence in the post-vaccination era

    Resurgence of pertussis in the post-vaccination era has been reported in Western countries. A shift of cases from school-age children to adolescents, adults and children under 1 year of age has been described ...

    Authors: Elena Chiappini, Alessia Stival, Luisa Galli and Maurizio de Martino

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:151

    Content type: Debate Published on: 26 March 2013

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  • Impact of early life exposures to geohelminth infections on the development of vaccine immunity, allergic sensitization, and allergic inflammatory diseases in children living in tropical Ecuador: the ECUAVIDA birth cohort study

    Geohelminth infections are highly prevalent infectious diseases of childhood in many regions of the Tropics, and are associated with significant morbidity especially among pre-school and school-age children. T...

    Authors: Philip J Cooper, Martha E Chico, Irene Guadalupe, Carlos A Sandoval, Edward Mitre, Thomas AE Platts-Mills, Mauricio L Barreto, Laura C Rodrigues, David P Strachan and George E Griffin

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2011 11:184

    Content type: Study protocol Published on: 29 June 2011

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  • The epidemiology of pertussis in Germany: past and present

    Current and past pertussis epidemiology in the two parts of Germany is compared in the context of different histories of vaccination recommendations and coverage to better understand patterns of disease transm...

    Authors: Wiebke Hellenbrand, Dietmar Beier, Evelin Jensen, Martina Littmann, Christiane Meyer, Hanna Oppermann, Carl-Heinz Wirsing von König and Sabine Reiter

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2009 9:22

    Content type: Research article Published on: 25 February 2009

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  • Hospital-based prospective study of pertussis in infants and close contacts in Tehran, Iran

    Pertussis remain a global health concern, especially in infants too young to initiate their vaccination. Effective vaccination and high coverage limit the circulation of the pathogen, yet duration of protectio...

    Authors: Gaelle Noel, Masoumeh Nakhost Lotfi, Sajedeh Mirshahvalad, Sedaghatpour Mahdi, David Tavel, Seyed M. Zahraei, Roxana Mansour Ghanaie, Tahereh Heidary, Aliahmad Goudarzi, Azardokht Kazemi, Abdollah Karimi, Alireza Nateghian, Mohand Ait-Ahmed, Nicole Guiso, Fereshteh Shahcheraghi and Fabien Taieb

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:586

    Content type: Research Published on: 18 June 2021

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  • Report of a pertussis outbreak in a low coverage booster vaccination group of otherwise healthy children in Italy

    The introduction of universal pertussis immunization and the high coverage achieved in most developed countries have largely changed the epidemiology of the disease. Although vaccination rates are high in the ...

    Authors: Silvio Tafuri, Maria Serena Gallone, Domenico Martinelli, Rosa Prato, Maria Chironna and Cinzia Germinario

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:541

    Content type: Research article Published on: 14 November 2013

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  • Neurologic alterations in an HIV adult patient with pertussis: a case report

    Pertussis is a highly contagious disease of public health interest caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. Although its incidence has decreased substantially after the introduction of a vaccination, the bur...

    Authors: María Camila Arango-Granados and Iván Mauricio Trompa

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:471

    Content type: Case report Published on: 2 July 2020

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  • Identfication of viral and bacterial etiologic agents of the pertussis-like syndrome in children under 5 years old hospitalized

    Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) represent an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children, remaining a major public health concern, especially affecting children under 5 years old from low-income...

    Authors: Stephanie Saiki-Macedo, Jorge Valverde-Ezeta, Angela Cornejo-Tapia, Maria Esther Castillo, Verónica Petrozzi-Helasvuo, Miguel Angel Aguilar-Luis, Luis J. del Valle, Erico Cieza-Mora, Carlos Bada, Olguita del Aguila, Wilmer Silva-Caso, Johanna Martins-Luna, Fernando Vasquez-Achaya and Juana del Valle-Mendoza

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2019 19:75

    Content type: Research article Published on: 21 January 2019

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  • Clinical presentation of pertussis in fully immunized children in Lithuania

    In Lithuania, the vaccination coverage against pertussis is high. Nevertheless, there is a significant increase in pertussis cases in fully immunized children. The aim of our study was to determine the frequen...

    Authors: Irena Narkeviciute, Ema Kavaliunaite, Genovaite Bernatoniene and Rimantas Eidukevicius

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2005 5:40

    Content type: Research article Published on: 27 May 2005

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  • Adult pertussis is unrecognized public health problem in Thailand

    Although pertussis has been considered a disease of childhood, it is also recognized as an important respiratory tract infection in adolescents and adults. However, in countries with routine vaccination agains...

    Authors: Nirada Siriyakorn, p*rnvimol Leethong, Terapong Tantawichien, Saowalak Sripakdee, Anusak Kerdsin, Surang Dejsirilert and Leilani Paitoonpong

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:25

    Content type: Research article Published on: 25 January 2016

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  • Seroprevalence of Immunoglobulin G antibodies against pertussis toxin among asymptomatic medical students in the west of Iran: a cross sectional study

    Pertussis is a highly communicable, vaccine-preventable respiratory infection. Immune response against this disease can be induced by infection or vaccination. Protection after childhood vaccination is minimal...

    Authors: Seyyed Hamid Hashemi, Mitra Ranjbar, Mehrdad Hajilooi, Mohammad-Ali Seif-Rabiei, Mahnaz Bolandi and Javad Moghimi

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2009 9:58

    Content type: Research article Published on: 9 May 2009

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  • Whooping cough dynamics in Chile (1932–2010): disease temporal fluctuations across a north-south gradient

    The spatial-temporal dynamics of Bordetella pertussis remains as a highly interesting case in infectious disease epidemiology. Despite large-scale vaccination programs in place for over 50years around the world,...

    Authors: Mauricio Lima, Sergio A. Estay, Rodrigo Fuentes, Paola Rubilar, Hélène Broutin and Gerardo Chowell-Puente

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:590

    Content type: Research article Published on: 30 December 2015

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  • The disease burden of pertussis in adults 50 years old and older in the United States: a retrospective study

    While the incidence of pertussis has increased in adolescents and adults in recent years in the U.S., little is known about the incidence and economic burden of pertussis in older adults. This study provides e...

    Authors: Catherine Balderston McGuiness, Jerrold Hill, Eileen Fonseca, Gregory Hess, William Hitchco*ck and Girishanthy Krishnarajah

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:32

    Content type: Research article Published on: 23 January 2013

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  • Increasing incidence of pertussis in Brazil: a retrospective study using surveillance data

    Many countries have reported an increase in the incidence of pertussis, which has become a global public health concern.

    Authors: Lucas Melo Guimarães, Eduilson Lívio Neves da Costa Carneiro and Filipe Anibal Carvalho-Costa

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:442

    Content type: Research article Published on: 23 October 2015

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  • The seroepidemiology of Immunoglobulin G antibodies against pertussis toxin in China: a cross sectional study

    Blood samples were obtained from 1313 healthy individuals aged 0 to 95 years in Guangdong province of China throughout September 2010. Serum IgG antibodies against PT were determined by commercial ELISA kits. ...

    Authors: Qi Zhang, Huizhen Zheng, Meizhen Liu, Ke Han, Jun Shu, Chenggang Wu, Ning Xu, Qiushui He and Huiming Luo

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2012 12:138

    Content type: Research article Published on: 20 June 2012

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  • Epidemiological trends of respiratory tract pathogens detected via mPCR in Australian adult patients before COVID-19

    Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are a major global health burden due to their high morbidity and mortality. This retrospective study described the epidemiology of respiratory pathogens in adults over a 5-y...

    Authors: Audrey K. Grech, Chuan T. Foo, Eldho Paul, Ar K. Aung and Christiaan Yu

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:38

    Content type: Research Published on: 2 January 2024

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  • Sensitivity and specificity of single IgA and IgG antibody concentrations for early diagnosis of pertussis in adults: an evaluation for outbreak management in public health practice

    An accurate, practical laboratory test is needed to confirm clinical diagnosis of pertussis in adults during the first 3 symptomatic weeks, when treatment is effective and transmission can be interrupted.

    Authors: Paul LJM Mertens, Frans S Stals, Ewout W Steyerberg and Jan H Richardus

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2007 7:53

    Content type: Research article Published on: 6 June 2007

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  • Respiratory microbes detected in hospitalized adults with acute respiratory infections: associations between influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus and intensive care unit admission or fatal outcome in Vietnam (2015–2017)

    Acute respiratory tract infection (ARI) is a leading cause of hospitalization, morbidity, and mortality worldwide. Respiratory microbes that were simultaneously detected in the respiratory tracts of hospitaliz...

    Authors: Phuong Thai Truong, Shinji Saito, Ikuyo Takayama, Hiroyuki Furuya, Binh Gia Nguyen, Thanh Van Do, Phuong Thu Phan, Cuong Duy Do, Co Xuan Dao, Thach The Pham, Tuan Quoc Dang, Chau Quy Ngo, Ngan Thi Le, Vuong Minh Bui, Dung Trung Le, Van Thi Tuong Vu…

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:320

    Content type: Research article Published on: 6 April 2021

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  • Outbreak of Pneumonia in the Setting of Fatal Pneumococcal Meningitis among US Army Trainees: Potential Role of Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection

    Compared to the civilian population, military trainees are often at increased risk for respiratory infections. We investigated an outbreak of radiologically-confirmed pneumonia that was recognized after 2 fata...

    Authors: Fatimah S Dawood, John F Ambrose, Bruce P Russell, Anthony W Hawksworth, Jonas M Winchell, Nina Glass, Kathleen Thurman, Michele A Soltis, Erin McDonough, Agnes K Warner, Emily Weston, Nakia S Clemmons, Jennifer Rosen, Stephanie L Mitchell, Dennis J Faix, Patrick J Blair…

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2011 11:157

    Content type: Research article Published on: 2 June 2011

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  • Bacteria and viruses in the upper respiratory tract of Congolese children with radiologically confirmed pneumonia

    Acute pneumonia remains a leading cause of death among children below 5years of age in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), despite introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PC...

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    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:837

    Content type: Research article Published on: 19 August 2021

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  • Pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage among Bhutanese children hospitalized with clinical pneumonia: serotypes and viral co-infection

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    Content type: Research article Published on: 9 December 2020

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    An increase of pertussis cases, especially in young infants and adolescents, has been noted in various countries. Whooping cough is most serious in neonates and young infants in whom it may cause serious compl...

    Authors: Pascal Urwyler and Ulrich Heininger

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:397

    Content type: Research article Published on: 17 July 2014

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  • Challenges of interpreting epidemiologic surveillance pertussis data with changing diagnostic and immunization practices: the case of the state of São Paulo, Brazil

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    Authors: Eder Gatti Fernandes, Ana Marli Christovam Sartori, Patrícia Coelho de Soárez, Telma Regina M. P. Carvalhanas, Marcela Rodrigues and Hillegonda Maria Dutilh Novaes

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2018 18:126

    Content type: Research article Published on: 13 March 2018

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  • Study protocol of the PIMPI-project, a cohort study on acceptance, tolerability and immunogenicity of second trimester maternal pertussis immunization in relation to term and preterm infants

    Maternal immunization confers passive immunity to the fetus by transplacental antibody transfer. Infants may be better protected against pertussis if the mother received a diphtheriae, tetanus and acellular pe...

    Authors: Maarten M. Immink, Mireille N. Bekker, Hester E. de Melker, Nynke Y. Rots, Elisabeth A. M. Sanders and Nicoline A. T. van der Maas

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:897

    Content type: Study protocol Published on: 3 September 2021

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  • The estimated incidence of pertussis in people aged 50 years old in the United States, 2006–2010

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    Authors: Cristina Masseria and Girishanthy Krishnarajah

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:534

    Content type: Research article Published on: 19 November 2015

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:181

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  • Etiology of community-acquired pneumonia and diagnostic yields of microbiological methods: a 3-year prospective study in Norway

    Despite recent advances in microbiological techniques, the etiology of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is still not well described. We applied polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and conventional methods to des...

    Authors: Jan C Holter, Fredrik Müller, Ola Bjørang, Helvi H Samdal, Jon B Marthinsen, Pål A Jenum, Thor Ueland, Stig S Frøland, Pål Aukrust, Einar Husebye and Lars Heggelund

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:64

    Content type: Research article Published on: 15 February 2015

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  • Reducing burden from respiratory infections in refugees and immigrants: a systematic review of interventions in OECD, EU, EEA and EU-applicant countries

    Respiratory diseases are a major reason for refugees and other immigrants seeking health care in countries of arrival. The burden of respiratory diseases in refugees is exacerbated by sometimes poor living con...

    Authors: Jan-Frederic Lambert, Katarina Stete, James Balmford, Annabelle Bockey, Winfried Kern, Siegbert Rieg, Martin Boeker and Berit Lange

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:872

    Content type: Research article Published on: 26 August 2021

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