Predictors Of pertussis polymerase chain reaction positive results in Minnesota, 2005-2009

Melissa McMahon; Shalini Kulasingam; Cynthia Kenyon; Claudia Miller; Kristen Ehresmann

doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000000862

Predictors Of pertussis polymerase chain reaction positive results in Minnesota, 2005-2009

Melissa McMahon, Shalini Kulasingam, Cynthia Kenyon, Claudia Miller, Kristen Ehresmann

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Abstract

Predictors of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positivity for pertussis were assessed using Minnesota active surveillance data. Report of an exposure to pertussis and testing within the optimal time frame of ≤2 weeks were significantly associated with testing PCR positive, emphasizing the importance of asking about epidemiological factors when assessing patients for pertussis, and timely PCR testing.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1271-1273
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume	34
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000000862
State	Published - 2015

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Keywords

Disease predictors
Pertussis
Pertussis exposure
Polymerase chain reaction predictors

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Predictors Of pertussis polymerase chain reaction positive results in Minnesota, 2005-2009

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