Significant Decrease in Pertactin-Deficient Bordetella pertussis Isolates, Japan

Significant Decrease in Pertactin-Deficient Bordetella pertussis Isolates, Japan

Prevalence of pertactin-lacking Bordetella pertussis isolates has been observed worldwide. In Japan, however, we found that the frequency of pertactin-deficient isolates in 2014–2016 (8%) was significantly lower than the frequency in 2005–2007 (41%), 2008–2010 (35%), and 2011–2013 (25%). This reduct...

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Main Authors: Yukihiro Hiramatsu, Yusuke Miyaji, Nao Otsuka, Yoshichika Arakawa, Keigo Shibayama, Kazunari Kamachi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Bordetella pertussis
pertactin
genotype
multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis
bacteria
pertussis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/4/16-1575_article

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