In:
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology, Vol. 44, No. 3 ( 2006-03), p. 1074-1076
Abstract:
Formalin-fixed lung or trachea tissue specimens from four infants and one adolescent who died of respiratory illness were tested for Bordetella pertussis by conventional and real-time PCR assays. B. pertussis was confirmed in all cases. PCR can be an invaluable retrospective diagnostic tool for evaluating archival tissues from patients with suspected fatal pertussis.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0095-1137
,
1098-660X
DOI:
10.1128/JCM.44.3.1074-1076.2006
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Society for Microbiology
Publication Date:
2006
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1498353-9
SSG:
12
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