| Literature DB >> 23035189 |
Didrik F Vestrheim1, Martin Steinbakk, Martha L Bjørnstad, Amir Moghaddam, Nils Reinton, Mette L Dahl, Nils Grude, Per Sandven.
Abstract
Viable Bordetella pertussis isolates are essential for surveillance purposes. We performed culture of 223 PCR-positive nasopharyngeal samples. B. pertussis was recovered from 45 (20.2%) of the samples. Growth was associated with a high bacterial load, as determined by PCR. Culture from PCR-positive samples is a feasible approach to recover B. pertussis isolates, and culture can be limited to samples with a high bacterial load.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23035189 PMCID: PMC3502974 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01553-12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948