title: Eight-Year Review of Bordetella pertussis Testing Reveals Seasonal Pattern in the United States.
abstract: Review of Bordetella pertussis polymerase chain reaction testing from 2007 through 2014 revealed a yearly spike in positivity rates during the summer throughout the United States. Paradoxically, the highest test volumes occurred outside of this time frame, which provides an opportunity for improved test utilization.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology.
authors.forename: Micah M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Bhatti
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology.
authors.forename: Stefanea L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Rucinski
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology.
authors.forename: Jeramy J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Schwab
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology.
authors.forename: Nicolynn C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Cole
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology.
authors.forename: Senait A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Gebrehiwot
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology.|Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D001886:Bordetella pertussis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D062306:Geography, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012621:Seasons; D014481:United States; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology
keywords: Bordetella pertussis; polymerase chain reaction; seasonal variation; whooping cough