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11885549

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-3-8
pubmed:abstractText
Susceptibility to infection with Bordetella pertussis re-emerges several years after pertussis vaccination. However, the duration of immunity after natural infection with B. pertussis, postulated to be lifelong, is not known. In an ongoing study, the longitudinal course of pertussis antibodies in patients who have had laboratory-confirmed pertussis is being followed using sera obtained at irregular intervals. In 4 patients a reinfection with Bordetella pertussis is described respectively 7 (patient A), 12 (patients B and C) and 3.5 (patient D) y after the first infection. It seems that the longer the interval between the infections the more severe the complaints. Conclusion: To the authors' knowledge. these are the first patients in whom symptomatic reinfection with B. pertussis has definitely been proven by laboratory confirmation of both episodes. Bordetella pertussis infection should be considered in patients with symptoms of typical or atypical whooping cough, irrespective of their vaccination status or previous whooping cough.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0803-5253
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
91
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
95-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Laboratory-confirmed reinfections with Bordetella pertussis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Paediatrics, Groene Hart Hospital, Gouda, The Netherlands. versteegh@bluemail.ch
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports