title: Letter to the Editor:Verification of the RIDA®GENEBordetellareal-time PCR Kit for the Detection ofBordetella pertussisand otherBordetellaspecies from Nasopharyngeal Swabs Collected in Regan-Lowe Transport Medium.
authors.affiliation: ProvLab, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.|Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Hong Yuan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: ProvLab, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Sandy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shokoples
authors.affiliation: ProvLab, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Dena
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.affiliation: ProvLab, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Detwiler
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Morgan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hay
authors.affiliation: ProvLab, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Duane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leedell
authors.affiliation: ProvLab, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lundeberg
authors.affiliation: ProvLab, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Richardson
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mah
authors.affiliation: ProvLab, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada Steven.Drews@albertahealthservices.ca.|Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Drews
mesh_terms: D001886:Bordetella pertussis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D057230:Limit of Detection; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic