Emergence of Bordetella holmesii as a Causative Agent of Whooping Cough, Barcelona, Spain

We describe the detection of Bordetella holmesii as a cause of whooping cough in Spain. Prevalence was 3.9% in 2015, doubling to 8.8% in 2016. This emergence raises concern regarding the contribution of B. holmesii to the reemergence of whooping cough and the effectiveness of the pertussis vaccine.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mir-Cros, Alba, Codina, Gema, Martín-Gómez, M. Teresa, Fàbrega, Anna, Martínez, Xavier, Jané, Mireia, Van Esso, Diego, Cornejo, Thais, Rodrigo, Carlos, Campins, Magda, Pumarola, Tomàs, González-López, Juan José
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5652430/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29052540
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2311.170960
Descripción
Sumario:We describe the detection of Bordetella holmesii as a cause of whooping cough in Spain. Prevalence was 3.9% in 2015, doubling to 8.8% in 2016. This emergence raises concern regarding the contribution of B. holmesii to the reemergence of whooping cough and the effectiveness of the pertussis vaccine.

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