Epidemiology of Bordetella Pertussis in San Luis PotosÍ, Mexico

We analyzed data from 147 patients with suspected pertussis in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Bordetella pertussis was detected by real-time polymerase chain reaction in 59 (40.1%) cases. The incidence of B. pertussis infection was 2.3 per 100,000 population. There were 6 deaths among the study patients....

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2014-05, Vol.33 (5), p.540-542
Hauptverfasser:	Ochoa-Perez, Uciel R, Hernández-Sierra, Juan F, Escalante-Padrón, Francisco J, Contreras-Vidales, Soledad, Berman-Puente, Ana M, Hernandez-Maldonado, Fernando, Noyola, Daniel E
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Animals Bordetella pertussis - genetics Bordetella pertussis - isolation & purification Child Child, Preschool Female Humans Incidence Infant Infant, Newborn Male Mexico - epidemiology Middle Aged Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Survival Analysis Whooping Cough - epidemiology Whooping Cough - microbiology Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	We analyzed data from 147 patients with suspected pertussis in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Bordetella pertussis was detected by real-time polymerase chain reaction in 59 (40.1%) cases. The incidence of B. pertussis infection was 2.3 per 100,000 population. There were 6 deaths among the study patients. We conclude that the impact of pertussis in our state is significantly higher than previously estimated.
ISSN:	0891-3668 1532-0987
DOI:	10.1097/INF.0000000000000205