title: Comparison of loop-mediated isothermal amplification and real-time PCR for detecting Bordetella pertussis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, MIC Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza Allahyar
authors.initials: MRA
authors.lastname: Torkaman
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazunari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamachi
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, MIC Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Vajihe Sadat
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Nikbin
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, MIC Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Masoumeh Nakhost
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Lotfi
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, MIC Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Fereshteh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shahcheraghi
mesh_terms: D001886:Bordetella pertussis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology