Comparison of loop-mediated isothermal amplification and real-time PCR for detecting Bordetella pertussis

J Med Microbiol. 2015 Apr;64(Pt 4):463-465. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.000021. Epub 2015 Jan 16.

Authors

Mohammad Reza Allahyar Torkaman¹, Kazunari Kamachi², Vajihe Sadat Nikbin¹, Masoumeh Nakhost Lotfi¹, Fereshteh Shahcheraghi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology, MIC Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
² Department of Bacteriology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 25596118
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000021

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Evaluation Study
Letter

MeSH terms

Bordetella pertussis / genetics
Bordetella pertussis / isolation & purification*
Humans
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / methods*
Nasopharynx / microbiology
Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / methods*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Whooping Cough / diagnosis*
Whooping Cough / microbiology