Comparison of rates of positivity for Bordetella pertussis by real-time PCR between specimens collected with rayon swabs on aluminum wire shaft in Amies gel with charcoal and specimens collected with flocked swabs in universal viral transport medium during an epidemic.

What it found

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The trial behind it

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Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

1. The novel biphasic medium for transport, culture and conservation at an ambient temperature of Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2021
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2. Epidemiology of Pertussis Among Young Pakistani Infants: A Community-Based Prospective Surveillance Study.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2016
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Authors and funding

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