Novel duplex real-time PCR assay detects bordetella holmesii in specimens from patients with pertussis-like symptoms in Ontario, Canada

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1435-1437

  Guthrie, J L ^a   Robertson, A V ^b   Tang, P ^a   Jamieson, F ^a,c   Drews, S J ^d,e  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d ProvLab   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BORDETELLA; BORDETELLA HOLMESII; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CANADA; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERTUSSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BORDETELLA; BORDETELLA INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ONTARIO; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BORDETELLA HOLMESII; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS;

EID: 77950495261     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02417-09     Document Type: Article

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