Impact of nasopharyngeal swab types on detection of Bordetella pertussis by PCR and culture

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 3838-3840

  Cloud, Joann L ^a   Hymas, Weston ^a   Carroll, Karen C ^a  

^a ARUP INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ALGINATE; DACRON;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOPHARYNGITIS; THROAT CULTURE;

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

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORDETELLA; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036790164     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.10.3838-3840.2002     Document Type: Article

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