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Improving specificity of Bordetella pertussis detection using a four target real-time PCR

The incidence of whooping cough, a contagious respiratory disease caused by Bordetella pertussis, is on the rise despite existing vaccination programmes. Similar, though usually milder, respiratory symptoms may be caused by other members of the Bordetella genus: B. parapertussis, B. holmesii, and B....

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Autores principales: Martini, Helena, Detemmerman, Liselot, Soetens, Oriane, Yusuf, Erlangga, Piérard, Denis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5389834/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28403204
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175587