Table 1.

Identification of Bordetella species

Results of the real-time multiplex PCR assay				Interpretation
IS481	IS1001	hIS1001	IS1002
Positive	Negative	Negative	Positive	B.pertussis
Negative	Positive	Negative	Positive	B.parapertussis
Positive	Negative	Positive	Negative	B.holmesii

Identification of the Bordetella species are based on results from the real-time multiplex PCR assay testing four different target sites