Open AccessMolecular epidemiology of Bordetella pertussis in the Philippines in 2012–2014
Author(s) -
Salvacion Rosario Galit,
Nao Otsuka,
Yuki Furuse,
Daryl Joy Almonia,
Lydia Sombrero,
Rosario Z. Capeding,
Socorro Lupisan,
Mariko Saito,
Hitoshi Oshitani,
Yukihiro Hiramatsu,
Keigo Shibayama,
Kazunari Kamachi
Publication year - 2015
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.2015.04.001
Subject(s) - multiple loci vntr analysis , bordetella pertussis , multilocus sequence typing , variable number tandem repeat , typing , biology , genotype , virulence , virology , molecular epidemiology , locus (genetics) , microbiology and biotechnology , whooping cough , population , genetics , gene , medicine , vaccination , bacteria , environmental health
The present study was designed to determine the genotypes of circulating Bordetella pertussis in the Philippines by direct molecular typing of clinical specimens.
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