A boarding school outbreak of pertussis in adolescents: value of laboratory diagnostic methods.
Culture for Bordetella pertussis (B. pertussis) is the traditional gold standard for laboratory diagnosis of pertussis but is insensitive, especially later in the course of illness and in vaccinated persons. Interpretation of serology is limited by the lack of an appropriate reference standard. An o...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2005
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