Major outbreak of pertussis in northern Alberta, Canada: analysis of discrepant direct fluorescent-antibody and culture results by using polymerase chain reaction methodology.

A major outbreak of 5,683 cases of pertussis occurred in northern Alberta, Canada, from December 1989 to January 1991. The outbreak highlighted a number of problems with current methods of pertussis diagnosis. In particular, an exceptionally high proportion of direct fluorescent-antibody (DFA)-posit...

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Published in:	J Clin Microbiol
Main Authors:	Ewanowich, C A, Chui, L W, Paranchych, M G, Peppler, M S, Marusyk, R G, Albritton, W L
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 1993
Subjects:	Research Article
Online Access:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC265620/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8349747/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.31.7.1715-1725.1993
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