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Comparing the Yield of Nasopharyngeal Swabs, Nasal Aspirates, and Induced Sputum for Detection of Bordetella pertussis in Hospitalized Infants
Background. Advances in molecular laboratory techniques are changing the landscape of Bordetella pertussis illness diagnosis. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays have greatly improved the sensitivity detection and the turnaround time to diagnosis compared to culture. Moreover, different respirato...
Autores principales: | Nunes, Marta C., Soofie, Nasiha, Downs, Sarah, Tebeila, Naume, Mudau, Azwi, de Gouveia, Linda, Madhi, Shabir A. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5106614/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27838671 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw521 |
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