Sensitive and specific polymerase chain reaction assays for detection of Bordetella pertussis in nasopharyngeal specimens
Authors:
- Jussi MertsolaJMJussi Mertsola
- Hanna SoiniHSHanna Soini
- Matti K. ViljanenMVMatti K. Viljanen
- 1 March 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in The Journal of Pediatrics
- Vol. 124 (3) , 421-426
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