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Abu Raya, B., Bamberger, E., Gershtein, R. et al. The laboratory diagnosis of Bordetella pertussis infection: a comparison of semi-nested PCR and real-time PCR with culture. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 31, 619–622 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-011-1327-6
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