title: Laboratory diagnosis of pertussis: state of the art in 1997.
authors.affiliation: University Children's Hospital, Aachen, Germany. fmmueller@pbmac.nci.nih.gov
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hoppe
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wirsing von König
mesh_terms: D001886:Bordetella pertussis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000639:trends*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D019085:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct; D006801:Humans; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013048:Specimen Handling; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000175:diagnosis*