Seasonal Bordetella pertussis pattern in the period from 2008 to 2018 in Germany

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 1 Identification of Bordetella species

Results of the real-time multiplex PCR assay				Interpretation
IS481	IS1001	hIS1001	IS1002	Interpretation
Positive	Negative	Negative	Positive	B.pertussis
Negative	Positive	Negative	Positive	B.parapertussis
Positive	Negative	Positive	Negative	B.holmesii

Identification of the Bordetella species are based on results from the real-time multiplex PCR assay testing four different target sites

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