Characterization of two Achromobacter xylosoxidans isolates from patients with pertussis-like symptoms
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Characterization of two Achromobacter xylosoxidans isolates from patients with pertussis-like symptoms.
OBJECTIVE To characterize two Achromobacter xylosoxidans recovered from 2 patients diagnosed with pertussis during a Bordetella pertussis surveillance program. METHODS Nasopharyngeal swabs from 2 children under 1 year of age with clinical suspicion of pertussis were analyzed by culture and PCR. RESULTS Two Achromobacter xylosoxidans A8, closely related to Bordetella spp. were recovered from...
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1995-7645
DOI: 10.1016/j.apjtm.2015.05.013