Severe Bordetella pertussis infection and vaccine issue in Chongqing, from 2012 to 2018
Author(s) -
Zhi-Dai Liu,
Shan Liu,
Yi Shu,
Zuqun Yang,
Bin Peng,
Hongmei Xu,
Qubei Li,
Zhengxiu Luo,
Jihong Dai,
Enmei Liu,
Zhou Fu,
Lin Zou
Publication year - 2019
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.2019.05.014
Subject(s) - bordetella pertussis , medicine , pertussis vaccine , incidence (geometry) , whooping cough , pediatrics , virology , immunology , vaccination , biology , antibody , immunization , bacteria , genetics , physics , optics
Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory illness mainly caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Bordetella pertussis. The infection of B. pertussis has been increasing and the current diagnosis of pertussis in children is challenging; little is known of B. pertussis infection in Chongqing.
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