Do not let perfect be the enemy of good: the current reality of Bordetella testing

ABSTRACT Diagnosis of Bordetella pertussis is made by using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect insertion sequence 481 (IS481). However, IS481 is found in both B. pertussis and Bordetella holmesii. In a recent study, Cole et al. (Microbiol Spectr 12:e00783-24. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum....

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Main Author: Rebecca Yee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2025-01-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02210-24
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