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The laboratory diagnosis of Bordetella pertussis infection: a comparison of semi-nested PCR and real-time PCR with culture

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Bnai Zion Medical Center, The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel

    B. Abu Raya & I. Srugo

  2. Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Bnai Zion Medical Center, The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel

    E. Bamberger, R. Gershtein, M. Peterman & I. Srugo

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Abu Raya, B., Bamberger, E., Gershtein, R. et al. The laboratory diagnosis of Bordetella pertussis infection: a comparison of semi-nested PCR and real-time PCR with culture. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 31, 619–622 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-011-1327-6

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