Emerging Infectious Diseases (Oct 2020)

Macrolide-Resistant Bordetella pertussis, Vietnam, 2016−2017

  • Kazunari Kamachi,
  • Hong T. Duong,
  • Anh D. Dang,
  • T. Hai,
  • Do Do,
  • Kentaro Koide,
  • Nao Otsuka,
  • Keigo Shibayama,
  • Ha Thi Thu Hoang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2610.201035
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 10
pp. 2511 – 2513

Abstract

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Macrolide-resistant Bordetella pertussis emerged in Vietnam during 2016−2017. Direct analyses of swab samples from 10 patients with pertussis revealed a macrolide-resistant mutation, A2047G, in the 23S rRNA. We identified the MT104 genotype of macrolide-resistant B. pertussis (which is prevalent in mainland China) and its variants in these patients.

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