Rapid diagnosis of pertussis in young infants: Comparison of culture, PCR, and infant's and mother's serology

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 723-726

  Grimprel, Emmanuel ^a   Njamkepo, Elisabeth ^b   Bégué, Pierre ^a   Guiso, Nicole ^b  

^a ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFANT; PERTUSSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY;

EID: 0030727852     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/cdli.4.6.723-726.1997     Document Type: Article

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