Pertussis epidemic in Slovenia in 2024-no pertactin-deficient or macrolide-resistant Bordetella pertussis isolates identified

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¹ Department for Public Health Microbiology, National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
² National Reference Laboratory for Pertussis and Diphtheria, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; InFLAMES Research Flagship Center, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
³ Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
⁴ Communicable Diseases Centre, National Institute of Public Health, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
⁵ Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia; Department of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
⁶ National Reference Laboratory for Pertussis and Diphtheria, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; InFLAMES Research Flagship Center, University of Turku, Turku, Finland. Electronic address: Qiushui.He@utu.fi.

Tamara Kastrin et al. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2025 Aug.

. 2025 Aug;31(8):1398-1399.

doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2025.04.016. Epub 2025 Apr 23.

¹ Department for Public Health Microbiology, National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
² National Reference Laboratory for Pertussis and Diphtheria, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; InFLAMES Research Flagship Center, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
³ Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
⁴ Communicable Diseases Centre, National Institute of Public Health, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
⁵ Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia; Department of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
⁶ National Reference Laboratory for Pertussis and Diphtheria, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; InFLAMES Research Flagship Center, University of Turku, Turku, Finland. Electronic address: Qiushui.He@utu.fi.

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Keywords: Bordetella pertussis; Epidemic; Macrolides; Pertactin; Slovenia.

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