Evaluation of real-time PCR for diagnosis of <it>Bordetella pertussis </it>infection
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Nucleic acid amplification of the <it>IS481 </it>region by PCR is more sensitive than culture for detection and diagnosis of <it>Bordetella pertussis </it>but the assay has known cross-reactivity for <it>...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/6/62 |