Prevalence of Bordetella Infection in a Hospital Setting in Niamey, Niger

Bordetella pertussis still poses an important health threat in developing countries. In Niger, notified pertussis cases are few despite the low diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis/pentavalent vaccine coverage. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of B. pertussis in children aged

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Published in:Journal of tropical pediatrics (1980) 2014-06, Vol.60 (3), p.223-230
Main Authors: JUSOT, Viviane, ABERRANE, Said, ALE, Franck, LAOUALI, Boubou, MOUSSA, Issa, ALIO, Sanda A, ADEHOSSI, Eric, COLLARD, Jean-Marc, GRAIS, Rebecca F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Bacterial diseases
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Bordetella Infections
Bordetella Infections - diagnosis
Bordetella Infections - epidemiology
Bordetella Infections - microbiology
Bordetella pertussis
Bordetella pertussis - genetics
Bordetella pertussis - isolation & purification
Child
Child, Preschool
DNA, Bacterial
DNA, Bacterial - analysis
DNA, Bacterial - genetics
DNA, Bacterial - isolation & purification
Ent and stomatologic bacterial diseases
Female
General aspects
Hospitals
Hospitals - statistics & numerical data
Human bacterial diseases
Human health and pathology
Humans
Infant
Infectious diseases
Life Sciences
Male
Medical sciences
Microbiology and Parasitology
Nasopharynx
Nasopharynx - microbiology
Niger
Niger - epidemiology
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Santé publique et épidémiologie
Young Adult
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Summary:Bordetella pertussis still poses an important health threat in developing countries. In Niger, notified pertussis cases are few despite the low diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis/pentavalent vaccine coverage. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of B. pertussis in children aged
ISSN:0142-6338
1465-3664
DOI:10.1093/tropej/fmu001