Comparison of multiplex polymerase chain reaction, culture, and serology for the diagnosis of Bordetella pertussis infection.
Chia
Ju-Hsin
JH
Department of Clinical Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5, Fushing Street, Gueishan Shiang, Taoyuan, Taiwan 333, ROC.
Su
Lin-Hui
LH
Lin
Pen-Yi
PY
Chiu
Cheng-Hsun
CH
Kuo
An-Jing
AJ
Sun
Chien-Feng
CF
Wu
Tsu-Lan
TL
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001886:Bordetella pertussis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012698:Serologic Tests; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000175:diagnosis*