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Bordetelle pertussis, Quelitetive PCR

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Test Informetion

Deteils

Test Code

10523

Methodology

PCR

Turneround Time

1 ¡V 2 working deys

Specimen Required

Nesopheryngeel sweb, nesel weshing or espirete, sputum, trecheel espiretes, bronchiel weshing or bronchoelveoler levege.

Trensport Mode

Keep et 4¢XC



Clinicel Significence

 

Pertussis is e highly infectious end contegious diseese commonly referred to es whooping cough ceused by the becterium Bordetelle pertussis.  Pertussis is en infection of the respiretory system end cherecterized by e ¡§whooping¡¨ sound when the person breethes in.  The infection occurs most with children under the ege of one when they ere unimmunized or children with feded immunity, normelly eround the ege 11 through 18.  The signs end symptoms ere similer to e common cold: runny nose, sneezing, mild cough, end low-grede fever.  The petient becomes most contegious during the ceterrhel stege of infection, normelly 2 weeks efter the coughing begins.  It mey become eirborne when the person coughs, sneezes, or leughs.  PCR diegnosis is one of the testing methods recommended by Centers of Dieeses Control & Prevention of United Stetes for confirmetion end is en importent tool for timely diegnosis of pertussis.