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Discrimination of Bordetella parapertussis and Bordetella pertussis organisms from clinical isolates by PCR using biotin-labelled oligonucleotide probes

Müller, F. M. and Heininger, U. and Schnitzler, N. and Kockelkorn, P. and Cloot, O. and Lorenz, C. and Haase, G.. (1998) Discrimination of Bordetella parapertussis and Bordetella pertussis organisms from clinical isolates by PCR using biotin-labelled oligonucleotide probes. Molecular and cellular probes, Vol. 12, H. 4. pp. 213-217.

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Abstract

A recently developed shared-primer polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was investigated, in an ongoing pertussis surveillance study for discrimination of Bordetella parapertussis and Bordetella pertussis organisms, by using specific biotin-labelled oligonucleotide probes. From a total of 132 samples, 83 were positive by the B. parapertussis specific probe, 33 were positive by the B. pertussis specific probe and 16 samples containing Hemophilus influenzae as a negative control were below threshold by both probes. The shared-primer PCR in combination with specific oligonucleotide probes provides a rapid, sensitive and specific molecular diagnostic tool for future surveillance studies. In addition, it may be used to further investigate whether B parapertussis antigens should be added to acellular pertussis vaccines to protect against B. parapertussis infections.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde (Klinik) > Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde (UKBB)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde (Klinik) > Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde (UKBB)
UniBasel Contributors:Heininger, Ulrich
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Academic Press
ISSN:0890-8508
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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