Comparative Evaluation of the Diagenode Multiplex PCR Assay on the BD Max System versus a Routine In-House Assay for Detection of Bordetella pertussis |
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| Authors: | Juliet Kenicer Alison Hardie Fiona Hamilton Naomi Gadsby Kate Templeton |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Medical Microbiology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | This study looked at 128 nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPA) and 162 throat swabs (TS) tested with the Diagenode multiplex assay on the BD Max system versus our in-house Bordetella pertussis PCR. Sensitivity and specificity were 97.3% and 100% for NPA and 88.3% and 98% for TS, respectively. Of positive NPA, 42.1% were coinfected with respiratory viruses. |
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