title: The "how" of polymerase chain reaction testing for Bordetella pertussis depends on the "why".
authors.forename: Peter B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: McIntyre
authors.forename: Vitali
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sintchenko
mesh_terms: D001884:Bordetella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001886:Bordetella pertussis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000453:epidemiology*