Pertactin-Negative and Filamentous Hemagglutinin-Negative Bordetella pertussis, Australia, 2013–2017

Pertactin-Negative and Filamentous Hemagglutinin-Negative Bordetella pertussis, Australia, 2013–2017

During the 2008–2012 pertussis epidemic in Australia, pertactin (Prn)–negative Bordetella pertussis emerged. We analyzed 78 isolates from the 2013–2017 epidemic and documented continued expansion of Prn-negative ptxP3 B. pertussis strains. We also detected a filamentous hemagglutinin-negative and Pr...

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Main Authors: Zheng Xu, Sophie Octavia, Laurence Don Wai Luu, Michael Payne, Verlaine Timms, Chin Yen Tay, Anthony D. Keil, Vitali Sintchenko, Nicole Guiso, Ruiting Lan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Bordetella pertussis
Pertactin
Prn-negative
filamentous haemagglutinin
Fha-negative
fim2
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/6/18-0240_article

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