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J Pediatr Infect Dis 2015; 10(02): 053-056
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1567874
Original Article
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Rare Occurrence of Bordetella pertussis among Jordanian Children Younger than Two Years Old with Respiratory Tract Infections

Mai G. Jayyosi
1   Department of Pathology-Microbiology, The Jordan University, Amman, Jordan
,
Najwa A. Khuri-Bulos
2   Department of Pediatrics, The Jordan University, Amman, Jordan
3   Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
,
Natasha B. Halasa
3   Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
,
Samir Faouri
4   Department of Pediatrics, Governmental Al Basheer Hospital, Amman, Jordan
,
Asem A. Shehabi
1   Department of Pathology-Microbiology, The Jordan University, Amman, Jordan
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24 July 2015

16 September 2015

Publication Date:
20 November 2015 (online)

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Abstract

Objectives This study investigated the frequency of the potentially pathogenic bacteria Mycoplasma. pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumoniae, Legionella pneumophila, Bordetella parapertussis, and Bordetella pertussis among hospitalized Jordanian children.

Methods A total of 420 swab samples were collected from the throats and noses of children younger than 2 years. DNA was extracted from the swab samples and was tested for the bacteria being investigated using PCR assays.

Results The results showed the absence of M. pneumoniae, C. pneumoniae, L. pneumophila, and B. parapertussis in all samples. B. pertussis was detected in two samples (0.48%) despite DTP vaccine being part of the Jordanian vaccination schedule.

Conclusion This study suggests that certain uncommon bacterial respiratory pathogens rarely cause lower respiratory tract infections in young Jordanian children.

Keywords

B. pertussis - M. pneumonia - C. pneumonia - L. pneumophila - Jordanian children
 

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