The Use of Innovative Two-Component Cluster Analysis and Serodiagnostic Cut-Off Methods to Estimate Prevalence of Pertussis Reinfections.

The Use of Innovative Two-Component Cluster Analysis and Serodiagnostic Cut-Off Methods to Estimate Prevalence of Pertussis Reinfections.

Bordetella pertussis circulates even in highly vaccinated countries affecting all age groups. Insight into the scale of concealed reinfections is important as they may contribute to transmission. We therefore investigated whether current single-point serodiagnostic methods are suitable to estimate t...

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Main Authors: Inonge van Twillert, Axel A Bonačić Marinović, Jacqueline A M van Gaans-van den Brink, Betsy Kuipers, Guy A M Berbers, Nicoline A T van der Maas, Theo J M Verheij, Florens G A Versteegh, Peter F M Teunis, Cécile A C M van Els
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4743910?pdf=render

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