Macrolide-Resistant Bordetella pertussis Infection in Newborn Girl, France
A macrolide antimicrobial drug was administered to a newborn with cough. On day 23 of hospitalization, macrolide-resistant Bordetella pertussis was isolated from nasopharyngeal aspirates. DNA sequencing and PCR–restriction fragment length polymorphism showed a 2047 A-to-G mutation in the 3 copies of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/6/12-0091_article |