Abstract
A comparison of real-time PCR positivity rates for Bordetella pertussis between specimens collected with rayon swabs on an aluminum wire shaft in Amies gel with charcoal and those collected with flocked swabs in universal viral transport medium during an epidemic revealed that their performances were comparable.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2656-2658 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of clinical microbiology |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2014 |