Macrolide Resistance in <i>Bordetella pertussis</i>: Current Situation and Future Challenges

Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by <i>Bordetella pertussis</i> bacterium. The mainstay of treatment is macrolide antibiotics that reduce transmissibility, shorten the duration of symptoms and decrease mortality in infants. Recently, the macrolide resistance...

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Published in:Antibiotics
Main Authors: Lauri Ivaska, Alex-Mikael Barkoff, Jussi Mertsola, Qiushui He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Subjects:
<i>Bordetella pertussis</i>
pertussis
whooping cough
macrolides
macrolide resistance
erythromycin
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/11/11/1570

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