Dominance of two genotypes of Bordetella pertussis during a period of increased pertussis activity in Alberta, Canada: January to August 2012 | Zendy

Kimberley Simmonds | Zendy; Sumana Fathima | Zendy; Linda Chui | Zendy; Marguerite Lovgren | Zendy; Penny Shook | Zendy; Michelle Shuel | Zendy; Gregory J. Tyrrell | Zendy; Raymond S. W. Tsang | Zendy; Steven J. Drews | Zendy

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Dominance of two genotypes of Bordetella pertussis during a period of increased pertussis activity in Alberta, Canada: January to August 2012

Author(s) -

Kimberley Simmonds,

Sumana Fathima,

Linda Chui,

Marguerite Lovgren,

Penny Shook,

Michelle Shuel,

Gregory J. Tyrrell,

Raymond S. W. Tsang,

Steven J. Drews

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.10.028

Subject(s) - bordetella pertussis , multilocus sequence typing , pulsed field gel electrophoresis , pertussis vaccine , whooping cough , immunization , genotype , veterinary medicine , epidemiology , typing , medicine , biology , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , vaccination , immunology , antibody , genetics , gene , bacteria

The purpose of this study was to undertake an epidemiological analysis of an increase in Bordetella pertussis activity during the period January 1 to August 31, 2012 in Alberta, Canada. B. pertussis testing was done using an IS481 real-time PCR assay with PCR-positive and indeterminate specimens cultured and stored for further analysis.

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