title: Characterization of outbreak and vaccine strains of Bordetella pertussis--Quebec.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Montreal Children's Hospital, Quebec.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Knowles
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lorange
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Preston
mesh_terms: D001886:Bordetella pertussis / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*; D011792:Quebec / Q000453:epidemiology; D012703:Serotyping; D013045:Species Specificity; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine