A comparison of methods to determine whether clinical isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis from the same patient are related

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-42

  Hedin, G ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖSTERSUND HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacteraemia; Growth curve; Identical; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Typing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; METICILLIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOTYPOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0029750222     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(96)90123-1     Document Type: Article

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