Role of PCR in the diagnosis of pertussis infection in infants: 5 years' experience of provision of a same-day real-time PCR service in England and Wales from 2002 to 2007.
Fry NK., Duncan J., Wagner K., Tzivra O., Doshi N., Litt DJ., Crowcroft N., Miller E., George RC., Harrison TG.
As part of an enhanced surveillance programme for pertussis in England and Wales, a real-time PCR service for the detection of Bordetella pertussis was introduced for infants aged