Positivity analysis of Bordetella spp. and SARS-CoV-2 coinfections in clinical samples from Colombia, 2021–2022

ABSTRACT Pertussis and COVID-19 are respiratory diseases with similar clinical manifestations, complicating diagnosis. In Colombia, pertussis surveillance is based on probable cases confirmed through laboratory detection of Bordetella pertussis. During the COVID-19 pandemic, pertussis incidence decl...

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Published in:	Microbiology Spectrum
Main Authors:	Valentina Bonilla-Bravo, Efrain Montilla-Escudero, Ximena Castro Martinez, Fabiola Rojas, Carolina Duarte, Sandra Aparicio, Sergio Yebrail Gómez-Rangel, Paula Rodriguez Romero, Sandra Lucero Bonilla, Franklyn Prieto Alvarado, Jaid Rojas Sotelo, Gloria Rey Benito
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2025-10-01
Subjects:	coinfection Bordetella spp. SARS-CoV-2 pertussis surveillance
Online Access:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01242-25