The use of TaqMan PCR assay for detection of Bordetella pertussis infection from clinical specimens

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 173-176

  Chan, Edward L ^a   Antonishyn, Nick ^a   McDonald, Ryan ^a   Maksymiw, Tara ^a   Pieroni, Peter ^a   Nagle, Evelyn ^a   Horsman, Greg B ^a  

^a Provincial Laboratory   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THROAT CULTURE;

BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; HUMANS; NASOPHARYNX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 0036171676     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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