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Pertussis of adults and infants by von König, C H Wirsing, Halperin, S, Riffelmann, M, Guiso, N

“…Bordetella pertussis continues to circulate even in populations where a high vaccine coverage of infants and children is achieved. Cases in adolescents and…”
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Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Diagnosis of Bordetella Infections by Riffelmann, M, Wirsing von König, C. H, Caro, V, Guiso, N

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What to do and what not to do in serological diagnosis of pertussis: recommendations from EU reference laboratories by Guiso, N, Berbers, G, Fry, N. K, He, Q, Riffelmann, M, Wirsing von König, C. H

“…Bordetella pertussis-specific antibodies can be detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) or multiplex immunoassays. Assays use purified or mixed…”
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Antibody decay after immunisation of health-care workers with an acellular pertussis vaccine by Riffelmann, M, Littmann, M, Hülße, C, Wirsing von König, C. H

“…Antibody decay after a single dose of acellular pertussis vaccine containing 25 μg of pertussis toxin (PT), 25 μg of filamentous hemagglutin (FHA), and traces…”
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Effectiveness of Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Assessed by Hospital-Based Active Surveillance in Germany by Juretzko, P., von Kries, R., Hermann, M., von König, C. H. Wirsing, Weil, J., Giani, G.

“…We assessed the effectiveness of complete and partial pertussis vaccination in Germany—a country where acellular vaccine is predominantly used—for the…”
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Pertussis vaccination in mixed markets: Recommendations from the Global Pertussis Initiative by Chitkara, Amar J., Pujadas Ferrer, Mónica, Forsyth, Kevin, Guiso, Nicole, Heininger, Ulrich, Hozbor, Daniela Flavia, Muloiwa, Rudzani, Tan, Tina Q., Thisyakorn, Usa, Wirsing von König, C.H.

“…•In many countries, whole-cell pertussis (wP)- and acellular pertussis (aP)-containing combination vaccines for infants are used in parallel.•It is unclear…”
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Pertussis in Germany: regional differences in management and vaccination status of hospitalized cases by JURETZKO, P., FABIAN-MARX, T., HAASTERT, B., GIANI, G., VON KRIES, R., WIRSING VON KÖNIG, C. H.

“…The incidence of pertussis requiring hospitalization in children younger than 16 years was estimated by the use of an active surveillance-system. Of special…”
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Latent class analysis of diagnostic tests for adenovirus, Bordetella pertussis and influenza virus infections in German adults with longer lasting coughs by SOBOTZKI, C., RIFFELMANN, M., KENNERKNECHT, N., HÜLSSE, C., LITTMANN, M., WHITE, A., VON KRIES, R., WIRSING VON KÖNIG, C. H.

“…Laboratory tests in adult outpatients with longer lasting coughs to identify a potential causal pathogen are rarely performed, and there is no gold standard…”
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Factors influencing the spread of pertussis in households by WIRSING VON KÖNIG, C. H, POSTELS-MULTANI, S, BOGAERTS, H, BOCK, H. L, LAUKAMP, S, KIEDERLE, S, SCHMITT, H. J

“…The objective of this study was to compare the spread of pertussis in children and adults being secondary contacts after household exposure. The study was…”
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Analysis of Bordetella pertussis clinical isolates circulating in European countries during the period 1998–2012 by van Gent, M., Heuvelman, C. J., van der Heide, H. G., Hallander, H. O., Advani, A., Guiso, N., Wirsing von Kőnig, C. H., Vestrheim, D. F., Dalby, T., Fry, N. K., Pierard, D., Detemmerman, L., Zavadilova, J., Fabianova, K., Logan, C., Habington, A., Byrne, M., Lutyńska, A., Mosiej, E., Pelaz, C., Gröndahl-Yli-Hannuksela, K., Barkoff, A. M., Mertsola, J., Economopoulou, A., He, Q., Mooi, F. R.

“…Despite more than 50 years of vaccination, pertussis is still an endemic disease, with regular epidemic outbreaks. With the exception of Poland, European…”
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Investigations into the emergence of pertactin-deficient Bordetella pertussis isolates in six European countries, 1996 to 2012 by Zeddeman, A, van Gent, M, Heuvelman, C J, van der Heide, H G, Bart, M J, Advani, A, Hallander, H O, Wirsing von Konig, C H, Riffelman, M, Storsaeter, J, Vestrheim, D F, Dalby, T, Krogfelt, K A, Fry, N K, Barkoff, A M, Mertsola, J, He, Q, Mooi, F

“…Pathogen adaptation has been proposed to contribute to the resurgence of pertussis. A striking recent example is the emergence of isolates deficient in the…”
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Recommendations are needed for adolescent and adult pertussis immunisation: rationale and strategies for consideration by Campins-Martı́, M., Cheng, H.K., Forsyth, K., Guiso, N., Halperin, S., Huang, L.-M., Mertsola, J., Oselka, G., Ward, J., Wirsing von König, C.H., Zepp, F.

“…Pertussis vaccination of infants has dramatically reduced disease, complications and deaths in infancy and early childhood. But there is still a major public…”
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Monitoring bacterial contamination of blood components in Germany: effect of contamination reduction measures by Walther-Wenke, G., Wirsing von König, C. H., Däubener, W., Heiden, M., Hoch, J., Hornei, B., Volkers, P.

“…Background and Objectives  National guidelines for monitoring bacterial contamination of blood components were introduced in Germany in 1997. Between 1998 and…”
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External quality assessment of pertussis serology in Germany by Riffelmann, M., Hunfeld, K.-P., Müller, I., Xing, D., Kennerknecht, N., Wirsing von König, C. H.

“…The purpose of this investigation was to test the performance of pertussis serology in diagnostic laboratories. The World Health Organization (WHO) Reference…”
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Epidemiological typing of Bordetella pertussis isolates : Recommendations for a standard methodology by MOOI, F. R, HALLANDER, H, WIRSING VON KONIG, C. H, HOET, B, GUISO, N

“…Pertussis is re-emerging in vaccinated populations, and to gain insight into the reasons for this development population-based studies are necessary…”
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Pertussis surveillance by small serosurveys of blood donors by Kennerknecht, N, Riffelmann, M, Voelker, U, Wirsing von König, C H

“…Serosurveys have established data about the distribution of immunoglobulin G (IgG)-antibodies to pertussis toxin (PT) in various populations. We tried to…”
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Use of Roxithromycin in the Prevention and Treatment of Pertussis: Response by Wirsing von König, C H

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Comparison of commercially available immunoblot assays measuring IgG and IgA antibodies to Bordetella pertussis antigens by Kennerknecht, N., Riffelmann, M., Schmetz, J., Wirsing von König, C. H.

“…Bordetella pertussis infection is mostly diagnosed by serological tests, such as by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) or by immunoblots. We compared…”
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Acinetobacter baumannii colonization in ventilated preterm infants by NAGELS, B, RITTER, E, THOMAS, P, SCHULTE-WISSERMANN, H, WIRSING VON KÖNIG, C. H

“…The role of Acinetobacter baumannii in infections in ventilated preterm infants was evaluated in 15 colonized infants (11 male, 4 female) in a pediatric…”
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Pertussis in adults: frequency of transmission after household exposure by Wirsing von König, C H, Postels-Multani, S, Bock, H L, Schmitt, H J

“…Although pertussis in adults is well documented, opinions differ about incidence of adult disease and about the role of adults as reservoirs of infection. We…”
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