Evaluation of PCR for Diagnosis of Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis Infections

PCR, using primers PIp1 and PIp2, was evaluated for the detection of DNA from Bordetella pertussis in bacterial strains and in nasopharyngeal samples from patients with a cough lasting at least 7 days. The assay could detect DNA from 6 CFU of B. pertussis/10 μl of sample. Results of the PCR assay we...

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Main Authors: Lind-Brandberg, Lena, Welinder-Olsson, Christina, Lagergård, Teresa, Taranger, John, Trollfors, Birger, Zackrisson, Gunilla
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 1998
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Bacteriology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC104608/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9508295
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