Fast Method of Diagnosis of Pertussis during the Catarrhal Period of the Disease
Abstract
The fluorescent antibody technique makes it possible to establish the diagnosis of pertussis during the catarrhal period of the disease -- a period in which the disease is particularly difficult to identify -- in less than one hour. This technique is more sensitive than the method of cultivating nasopharyngeal mucus on Bordet-Gengou's medium during the catarrhal period (95% compared with 86%). However, after this period this technique must always be accompanied by a bacteriological diagnosis which becomes more sensitive after the first week of coughing fits (85% compared with 75%).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 08, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0842915
Entities
People
- A. Bezri
Organizations
- United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories