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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2016

Increase in pertussis cases along with high prevalence of two emerging genotypes of Bordetella pertussis in Perú, 2012.

H Bailon, N León-Janampa, C Padilla, D Hozbor

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Article in BMC infectious diseases, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

H BailonLaboratorio de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular, Centro Nacional de Salud Pública, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Ministerio de Salud, Lima, Peru. henribailon@gmail.com.
N León-JanampaLaboratorio de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular, Centro Nacional de Salud Pública, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Ministerio de Salud, Lima, Peru.
C PadillaLaboratorio de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular, Centro Nacional de Salud Pública, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Ministerio de Salud, Lima, Peru.
D HozborDepartamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Laboratorio VacSal del Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CONICET, La Plata, Argentina.
Instituto Nacional de Salud · PEInstituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular · AR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAs has occurred in many regions worldwide, in 2012 the incidence of pertussis increased in Perú. This epidemiologic situation has been associated with a waning vaccine-induced immunity and the adaptation of Bordetella pertussis to vaccine-induced immunity along with improved diagnostic methods.

methodsThe study comprised a total of 840 pertussis-suspected cases reported in Perú during 2012. We summarize here the distribution of pertussis cases according to age and immunization status along with the immunization-coverage rate. Laboratory diagnosis was performed by culture test and real-time polymerase-chain reaction (PCR). B. pertussis bacteria recovered from infected patients were characterized by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), and the DNA sequencing of the pertussis-toxin (promoter and subunit A), pertactin, and fimbriae (fim2 and fim3) genes.

resultsFrom the total pertussis-suspected cases, 191 (22.7 %) infections were confirmed by real-time PCR and 18 through cultivation of B. pertussis (2.1 %), while one infection of B. parapertussis (0.11 %) was also detected by culture. Pertussis was significantly higher in patients that had had 0-3 vaccine doses (pentavalent vaccine alone) than in those who had had 4-5 vaccine doses (pentavalent plus DwPT boosters) at 94.3 vs. 5.7 %, respectively (p < 0.00001). The relative risk (RR) for patients with 4-5 doses compared to those with fewer than 4 doses or no dose was 0.23 (95 % Confidence Interval: 0.11-0.44), while the vaccine effectiveness was 77 % and coverage 50.5 %. Genetic analysis of B. pertussis isolates from different Peruvian regions detected two clonal groups as identified by PFGE. Those two groups corresponded to the B. pertussis genotypes emerging worldwide ptxP3-ptxA1-prn2 or 9-fim3-1 and ptxP3-ptxA1-prn2 or 9-fim3-2.

conclusionsTwo emerging B. pertussis genotypes similar to isolates involved in worldwide epidemics were detected in Perú. Low vaccine coverage (<50 %) and genetic divergence between the vaccine-producing strain and the local isolates could contribute to this pertussal epidemic.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBordetella pertussisChildChild, PreschoolDisease OutbreaksElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldFemaleGenotypeHumansImmunizationInfantInfant, NewbornBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinspertactinPertussis ToxinPertussis VaccineVirulence Factors, BordetellaBordetella pertussisGenotypePertussisPerúPulsed-field gel electrophoresis

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