The assessment of the levels of IgG antibodies against Bordetella pertussis in serum using ELISA test was performed in 59 patients (including 30 patients with Parkinson’s disease–PD, 15 patients with other non-inflammatory neurological diseases, and 14 controls). The average age in the groups was 64.0, 64.4, and 58.7 years, respectively. Positive results were found in 17/30 patients with PD, 8/15 subjects with other non-inflammatory neurological diseases and in 7/14 controls. The above results are surprising and demonstrate a high incidence of subclinical whooping cough among the adult population. No statistically significant difference has been found between patients with Parkinson’s disease and patients with other neurological diseases. A tendency is observed for a higher percentage of negative results among controls in comparison with patients with Parkinson’s disease and other non-inflammatory neurological diseases.
[Frequency of Bordetella pertussis antibodies in serum of patients with Parkinson’s disease]
[Category] 백일해,
[Article Type] article
[Source] pubmed
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