Monoclonal antibody that neutralizes pertussis toxin activities

• Main Authors: Anek Pootong, Prayute Budhirakkul, Pongsri Tongtawe, Pramuan Tapchaisri, Manas Chongsa-nguan, Wanpen Chalcumpa
• Other Authors: Thammasat University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/24959
• Institution: Mahidol University

Pertussis or whooping cough is a disease with high mortality among infants and small children. The disease is caused by infection of the respiratory tract by a gram negative bacterium, Bordetella pertussis. The superficial colonized bacteria produce a myriad of toxins which enter the circulation cau...