High Prevalence of Macrolide-Resistant Bordetella pertussis and ptxP1 Genotype, Mainland China, 2014–2016
Lijun Li
1, Jikui Deng
1, Xiang Ma
1, Kai Zhou
1, Qinghong Meng, Lin Yuan, Wei Shi, Qing Wang, Yue Li, and Kaihu Yao
Author affiliations: Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (L. Li, Q. Meng, L. Yuan, W. Shi, Q. Wang, Y. Li, K. Yao); Shenzhen Children’s Hospital, Shenzhen, China (J. Deng); Jinan Children’s Hospital, Shandong University, Shandong, China (X. Ma); Nanjing Children’s Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Figure 3. Minimum spanning tree of multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) types of 150 Bordetella pertussis isolates collected in China, 2014–2016. Each circle represents an MLVA type, with the number next to the circle. Circle sizes are proportional to the number of isolates belonging to the particular MLVA type. A) Allelic profiles. Circle colors indicate the different allelic profiles of vaccine antigen genes and different erythromycin sensitivities. B) Presence or absence of A2047G mutation.
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