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Laboratory-based surveillance of pertussis using multitarget real-time PCR in Japan: evidence for Bordetella pertussis infection in preteens and teens

Between January 2013 and December 2014, we conducted laboratory-based surveillance of pertussis using multitarget real-time PCR, which discriminates among Bordetella pertussis, Bordetella parapertussis, Bordetella holmesii and Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Of 355 patients clinically diagnosed with pertussi...

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Autores principales: Kamachi, K., Yoshino, S., Katsukawa, C., Otsuka, N., Hiramatsu, Y., Shibayama, K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4815931/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27076914
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2015.10.001