Volume: 25 Issue: 4

This study aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of two such vaccines, one against one serogroup (serogroup C) and the other a quadrivalent vaccine targeting four serogroups (A, C, Y and W). Evaluation of amplification targets for the specific detection of <em>Bordetella pertussis</em> using real-time polymerase chain reaction<span style="font-style: italic">Bordatella pertussis</span>, the causative organism leading to whooping cough, represents a considerable public health concern in Canada. However, the current method of detection of <span style="font-style: italic">B pertussis </span>may also lead to a positive result when other <span style="font-style: italic">Bordatella </span>strains, which do not represent a public health risk, are present. Therefore, the authors evaluated several different targets for polymerase chain reaction testing for B pertussis in the hopes of finding a target more specific to this disease-causing organism. Personalized genetic testing and norovirus susceptibilityThere are multiple strains and genotypes of norovirus that cause acute gastroenteritis, and the most common strains change frequently. Host genetic factors are known to affect the susceptibility of individuals to norovirus infection. This article reports an interesting case involving a family of four who developed gastroenteritis due to norovirus infection, although they had undergone personalized genetic t...
Source: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research