Aapo Knuutila

Feb 12, 2023 | microbiologyresearch.org | Aapo Knuutila |John Duncan |Seyi Eletu |David Litt

Purpose. Serological analysis is an essential tool for the diagnosis of pertussis or whooping cough disease surveillance and the evaluation of vaccine effectiveness against Bordetella pertussis . Accurate measurement of anti-pertussis toxin (anti-PT) IgG antibody levels in sera is essential. These measurements are usually performed using immunological methods such as ELISA and multiplex immunoassays.

Feb 11, 2023 | microbiologyresearch.org | Aapo Knuutila |John Duncan |Seyi Eletu |David Litt

Introduction. In 2009 the World Health Organization (WHO) established the Global Invasive Bacterial Vaccine Preventable Disease (IB-VPD) Surveillance Network (GISN) to monitor the global burden and aetiology of bacterial meningitis pneumonia and sepsis caused by Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) and Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp). Hypothesis/Gap Statement.