A highly sensitive one-tube nested quantitative real-time PCR assay for specific detection of Bordetella pertussis using the LNA technique
Objectives: Bordetella pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory agent and is the causative pathogen of pertussis, which primarily affects children. Current diagnostic techniques for this pathogen have a variety of limitations including a long culture time, low bacterial load, and lack of specifi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-04-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220300564 |