"Bordetella pertussis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that is the causative agent of WHOOPING COUGH. Its cells are minute coccobacilli that are surrounded by a slime sheath.
| Descriptor ID |
D001886
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.440.400.425.115.425.600 B03.660.075.090.344.425.600
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bordetella pertussis" by people in Profiles.
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Immunological insights into why pertussis continues to be endemic. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2026 Dec; 22(1):2692306.
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Cerebrospinal fluid findings in infants with pertussis or parapertussis(1)). Clin Chem Lab Med. 2011 Aug; 49(8):1341-1344.
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Fusion expression and immunogenicity of Bordetella pertussis PTS1-FHA protein: implications for the vaccine development. Mol Biol Rep. 2011 Mar; 38(3):1957-63.
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Use of alum and inactive Bordetella pertussis for generation of antibodies against synthetic peptides in mice. Immunol Invest. 2006; 35(2):137-48.
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Prevalence of pertussis antibodies in maternal delivery, cord, and infant serum. J Infect Dis. 2004 Jul 15; 190(2):335-40.
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Frequency of unrecognized Bordetella pertussis infections in adults. Clin Infect Dis. 1995 Sep; 21(3):639-42.