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Volume 28, Number 4—April 2022
Research Letter

Pseudo-Outbreak of Bordetella parapertussis Caused by Contaminated Swabs in the Netherlands

Jacky FlipseComments to Author , Angelino T. Tromp, Janneke Bosman, Christine ten Hove, Hans Beks, Titia Kortbeek, Guido J.H. Bastiaens, and Ellen M. Mascini
Author affiliations: Rijnstate, Arnhem, the Netherlands (J. Flipse, A.T. Tromp, J. Bosman, C. ten Hove, G.J.H. Bastiaens, E.M. Mascini); Safety and Public Health Services Gelderland Midden, Arnhem (H. Beks); National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands (T. Kortbeek)

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Epidemiologic timeline of Bordetella parapertussis–positive findings in a pseudo-outbreak caused by contaminated swabs, the Netherlands, 2020–2021. PCR results positive and negative for B. parapertussis are denoted for pediatric patients, their family members, healthcare workers, and other care providers.

Figure. Epidemiologic timeline of Bordetella parapertussis–positive findings in a pseudo-outbreak caused by contaminated swabs, the Netherlands, 2020–2021. PCR results positive and negative for B. parapertussis are denoted for pediatric patients, their family members, healthcare workers, and other care providers.

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