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. 1988 Oct;1(4):365–376. doi: 10.1128/cmr.1.4.365

Pertussis: the disease and new diagnostic methods.

R L Friedman 1
PMCID: PMC358060  PMID: 2906814

Abstract

Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough, produces an acute and chronic respiratory infection in infants and young children. B. pertussis is still a major health problem of young children throughout the world even though effective immunization against whooping cough is available. While predominantly a childhood disease, it has been reported also to be a cause of persistent cough in adults. This review discusses the numerous bacterial virulence factors that may play roles in the pathogenesis of pertussis and in immunity to infection. The present problems with pertussis diagnosis, recent advances, and future prospects for new and improved rapid diagnostics tests also are explored.

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