Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Molecular Detection of Pertactin-producing and Pertactin-Deficient Bordetella pertussis.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
; 36(1): 119-121, 2017 01.
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| ID: mdl-27956730
ABSTRACT
Resurgence of Bordetella pertussis in recent years in the United States has coincided with a dramatic rise in pertactin-deficient strains. Limited data exist on detectability by nucleic acid amplification testing and antimicrobial susceptibility of pertactin-deficient B. pertussis. This study compares 15 pertactin-producing and 15 pertactin-deficient B. pertussis isolates. Pertactin-producing and pertactin-deficient strains were equally detected by nucleic acid amplification testing and were susceptible to antibiotics.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Proteínas da Membrana Bacteriana Externa
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Bordetella pertussis
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Fatores de Virulência de Bordetella
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Coqueluche
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Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Infect Dis J
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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PEDIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article