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Challenges and clinical relevance of molecular detection of Bordetella pertussis in South Africa
BACKGROUND: We assessed the utility of a multi-target, real-time PCR assay for Bordetella pertussis detection and diagnosis in patients with severe respiratory illness (SRI), influenza-like illness (ILI), and asymptomatic controls. METHODS: Real-time PCR detection of IS481, pIS1001, hIS1001 and ptxS...
Autores principales: | Moosa, Fahima, du Plessis, Mignon, Wolter, Nicole, Carrim, Maimuna, Cohen, Cheryl, von Mollendorf, Claire, Walaza, Sibongile, Tempia, Stefano, Dawood, Halima, Variava, Ebrahim, von Gottberg, Anne |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6429695/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30898099 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-3869-7 |
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