Macrolide-Resistant Bordetella pertussis Infection in Newborn Girl, France

Macrolide-Resistant Bordetella pertussis Infection in Newborn Girl, France

A macrolide antimicrobial drug was administered to a newborn with cough. On day 23 of hospitalization, macrolide-resistant Bordetella pertussis was isolated from nasopharyngeal aspirates. DNA sequencing and PCR–restriction fragment length polymorphism showed a 2047 A-to-G mutation in the 3 copies of...

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Main Authors: Sophie Guillot, Ghislaine Descours, Yves Gillet, Jérome Etienne, Daniel Floret, Nicole Guiso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Bordetella pertussis
bacteria
whooping cough
antibacterial drugs
antimicrobial resistance
respiratory infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/6/12-0091_article

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