Publications by authors named "Victoria Regidor"
Emerg Infect Dis
November 2019
Article Synopsis
- Pertussis resurgence is linked to decreased vaccine immunity and bacteria adapting to evade vaccine protection, particularly in countries using the acellular pertussis vaccine.
- Genetic analysis of B. pertussis isolates from Buenos Aires indicates a high prevalence of a specific allelic profile, with very few pertactin-deficient strains present since the adoption of whole-cell vaccines.
- The findings imply that the presence of pertactin-deficient strains may be influenced by the widespread use of the acellular vaccine in other regions, necessitating further research in places like Argentina that primarily utilize whole-cell vaccines.
