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Comparison of culture and real-time PCR for detection of Bordetella pertussis isolated from patients in Iran

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Due to contagiousness of pertussis, a rapid and sensitive method for diagnosis is required to initiate the treatment and interrupt its transmission. MATERIALS AND METHODS: To detect B. pertussis strains, we used two real-time PCR targeting IS481 and BP283 sequences and comp...

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Autores principales: Nikbin, Vajiheh Sadat, Shahcheraghi, Fereshteh, Lotfi, Masoumeh Nakhost, Zahraei, Seyyed Mohsen, Parzadeh, Masoumeh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3895556/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24475325