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Pertussis in infants in Nordic countries
<b>Aim:</b> A life-course immunisation approach is required to prevent and control pertussis. We aimed at reviewing pertussis incidence among infants in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, and at putting these data in the ...
Evaluation of Anti-PT Antibody Response after Pertussis Vaccination and Infection: The Importance of Both Quantity and Quality
<p>Pertussis toxin (PT) is considered the main virulence factor causing whooping cough or pertussis. The protein is widely studied and its composition was revealed and sequenced already during the 1980s. The human immune ...
Whole blood based point-of-care assay for the detection of anti-pertussis toxin IgG antibodies
Current serological diagnosis of pertussis is usually done by ELISA to determine serum specific anti-pertussis toxin (PT) IgG antibodies. However, the ELISAs are often central-laboratory based, require trained staff, and ...