Isolation of Campylobacter concisus from feces of children with and without diarrhea

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2304-2306

  Van Etterijck, R ^a   Breynaert, J ^a   Revets, H ^a,c   Devreker, T ^a   Vandenplas, Y ^a   Vandamme, P ^b   Lauwers, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHILD; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIARRHEA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FECES ANALYSIS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER CONCISUS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0029777355     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.9.2304-2306.1996     Document Type: Article

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