Genetic Diversity among Strains of Mycobacterium avium Causing Monoclonal and Polyclonal Bacteremia in Patients with AIDS

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 1993, Pages 1384-1390

  Arbeit, Robert D ^a,b,c   Slutsky, Alex ^a,b,c   Barber, Thomas W ^a,b,c   Maslow, Joel N ^a,b,c   Niemczyk, Sandra ^a,b,c   Falkinham, Joseph O ^a,b,c   O’Connor, Gerald T ^a,b,c   von Reyn, C Fordham ^a,b,c  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEROTYPING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; BACTEREMIA; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE INFECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0027285366     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/167.6.1384     Document Type: Article

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