title: Addition of a homologous internal control to a real-time PCR assay for detection of Bordetella pertussis.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, Institute of Hygiene, Medical University of Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Koidl
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bozic
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stöcher
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mühlbauer
authors.forename: Egon
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marth
authors.forename: Harald H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Kessler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001886:Bordetella pertussis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012015:Reference Standards; D013997:Time Factors; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial