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

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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Main Authors: Vajiheh Sadat Nikbin, Fereshteh Shahcheraghi, Masoumeh Nakhost Lotfi, Seyyed Mohsen Zahraei, Masoumeh Parzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
BP283
Bordetella pertussis
IS481
real-time PCR
Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/595

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