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Guidance and protocol for the use of real-time PCR in laboratory diagnosis of human infection with Bordetella pertussis or Bordetella parapertussis
ECDC is addressing the harmonisation and improvement of pertussis diagnosis for surveillance and outbreak detection/monitoring in order to assure quality and comparability of data. The guidance and protocol are intended for real-time PCR on DNA extracted from clinical specimens obtained from patients with suspected whooping cough (i.e. Bordetella pertussis or B. parapertussis).
Guidance-protocol-PCR-laboratory-diagnosis-bordatella-pertussis-parapertussis.pdf - EN - [PDF-1.65 MB]
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Guidance and protocol for the serological diagnosis of human infection with Bordetella pertussis
bordetella-pertussis-guidance-protocol-serological-diagnosis.pdf - EN - [PDF-1.18 MB]