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. 2024 Jan 29;13(1):105-109.
doi: 10.1093/jpids/piad104.

Evaluation of Asymptomatic Bordetella Carriage in a Convenience Sample of Children and Adolescents in Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Anna M Acosta  1 , Ashley Simon  1 , Stepy Thomas  2   3 , Amy Tunali  2   3 , Sarah Satola  2   3 , Shabnam Jain  4 , Monica M Farley  2   3   5 , M Lucia Tondella  1 , Tami H Skoff  1
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Evaluation of Asymptomatic Bordetella Carriage in a Convenience Sample of Children and Adolescents in Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Anna M Acosta et al. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. .

Abstract

Few data exist on asymptomatic carriage of Bordetella species among populations receiving acellular pertussis vaccine. We conducted a cross-sectional study among acellular-vaccinated children presenting to an emergency department (ED). Bordetella pertussis carriage prevalence was <1% in this population, a lower prevalence than that found in recent studies among whole-cell pertussis-vaccinated participants.

Keywords: Bordetella pertussis; acellular pertussis vaccines; carriage.

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