Use of molecular methods to characterize Moraxella catarrhalis strains in a suspected outbreak of nosocomial infection

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 305-312

  Morgan, M G ^a   McKenzie, H ^a   Enright, M C ^a   Bain, M ^b   Emmanuel, F X S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA DETERMINATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MORAXELLA; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

AGED; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BETA-LACTAMASES; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MORAXELLA (BRANHAMELLA) CATARRHALIS; NEISSERIACEAE INFECTIONS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0026691716     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01962069     Document Type: Article

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