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. 2024 Apr;31(3):172-175.
doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2023.10.012. Epub 2024 Mar 14.

Bordetella holmesii: Causative agent of pertussis

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Bordetella holmesii: Causative agent of pertussis

Meryem Elgarini et al. Arch Pediatr. 2024 Apr.

Abstract

Bordetella holmesii is a bacterium recently recognized in 1995. It is a gram-negative coccobacillus that can cause pertussis-like symptoms in humans as well as invasive infections. It is often confused with Bordetella pertussis because routine diagnostic tests for whooping cough are not species-specific. The prevalence of B. holmesii as a cause of pertussis has increased in several countries. Therefore, B. holmesii assays are important for determining the epidemiology of pertussis, for the choice of an effective treatment, and for detecting vaccination failures.

Keywords: Bordetella holmesii; ISh1001; Insertion sequence IS481; Pertussis; recA.

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