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Detection and incidence of Bordetella holmesii in respiratory specimens from patients with pertussis-like symptoms in New South Wales, Australia.

Abstract：

:Bordetella pertussis, the aetiological agent of whooping cough is routinely diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) directed at IS481, an insertion sequence target also found in Bordetella holmesii. Recent reports have suggested that B. holmesii infections can be misdiagnosed as pertussis, which can have a significant impact on public health surveillance. This study investigated the presence of B. holmesii in B. pertussis positive clinical samples, in order to determine the incidence of B. holmesii. Clinical cases of pertussis diagnosed by IS481-specific PCR between October 2008 and March 2016 in New South Wales were included. Bordetella holmesii was detected through the simultaneous amplification of IS481 and B. holmesii specific insertions sequence, hIS1001. A total of 46 of 802 patients were identified to be positive for B. holmesii rather than B. pertussis, suggesting an incidence rate of 6.5% in 2009, 16.8% in 2010, 7.6% during 2013 and 8.1% during 2015. Bordetella holmesii infections were diagnosed during and between pertussis epidemics, however cases of B. holmesii and B. pertussis co-infections were not found. The predominant age group of B. holmesii infection was 11-18 years old, which was significantly different to the mean age of B. pertussis infections (0-6 years, p = 0.023). These findings revealed that B. holmesii was co-circulating alongside the B. pertussis epidemic for seven years, hidden from view, as B. holmesii infections have been diagnosed as B. pertussis. Confirmatory testing of B. pertussis positive samples for the presence of B. holmesii, especially during pertussis epidemics, should improve the quality of laboratory diagnosis and laboratory surveillance for pertussis. The presence of B. holmesii in Australia highlights the importance of testing for this pathogen and ongoing molecular surveillance that can guide the control of whooping cough.

journal_name

Pathology

journal_title

Pathology

authors

Fong W,Timms V,Holmes N,Sintchenko V

doi

10.1016/j.pathol.2017.10.014

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-04-01 00:00:00

pages

322-326

issue

eissn

0031-3025

issn

1465-3931

pii

S0031-3025(17)30242-8

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Detection and incidence of Bordetella holmesii in respiratory specimens from patients with pertussis-like symptoms in New South Wales, Australia.