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EUpertstrain 4 Study of Bordetella Pertussis Isolates

NCT03197597

CompletedN/A

Sponsor: University of Turku

Conditions: Bordetella Pertussis, Whooping Cough

Interventions: Strain isolation from the nasopharynx

Countries: Finland

This study focus on the genetic changes of B. pertussis clinical isolates. For this panels of B. pertussis isolates has been collected during four periods in different European countries.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: OBSERVATIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* B. pertussis clinical isolates should be collected from subjects from different regions and be epidemiologically unrelated.
* An equal number of isolates from vaccinated and unvaccinated subjects should be collected. Optimally, the isolates are preferred to be selected from individuals less than 5 years of age.
* For countries with large numbers of isolates in their collections, isolates should be randomly selected according to criteria above.

Exclusion Criteria:

* There is no strict exclusion criteria for this study

Locations (1)

Turku, Finland