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Prevalence of Pertactin-Deficient Bordetella pertussis Isolates, Slovenia

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: In Slovenia, primary acellular pertussis vaccines (ACVs) containing pertactin (PRN) were mostly used during 1999-2016; ACVs without PRN were introduced in 2017. Among 123 Bordetella pertussis strains collected during 2002-2020, a total of 48 were PRN-deficient; 44 were collected after 2017. Changes to ACVs could increase PRN-deficient B. pertussis and infections.

Source: Emerging infectious diseases

DOI: 10.3201/eid3011.231393

Authors: Alex-Mikael Barkoff, Tamara Kastrin, Katja Seme, Marta Grgič Vitek, Jussi Mertsola, Qiushui He

Language: English

Topic: Bacterial Infections and Vaccines

Subfield: Microbiology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond