| Literature DB >> 17065269 |
Karen B Register1, Gary N Sanden.
Abstract
We report the prevalence in Bordetella bronchiseptica of IS481, a frequent target for diagnosis of Bordetella pertussis, as approximately 5%. However, PCR amplicons of the predicted size were detectable in 78% of IS481-negative strains. Our results suggest that PCR targeting IS481 may not be sufficiently specific for reliable identification of B. pertussis.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17065269 PMCID: PMC1698417 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01295-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948