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Bordetella infection.
Bordetella pertussis infection begins with infection of the respiratory tract. The toxins elaborated during the infection have multiple effects which modulate the immune response.
Figure reprinted from Carbonetti NH. Immunomodulation in the pathogenesis of Bordetella pertussis infection and. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2007;7(3):272–8 with permission from Elsevier.
