Characterization of indole-negative Bacteroides fragilis group species with use of polymerase chain reaction fingerprinting and resistance profiles

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  Claros, M C ^a   Citron, D M ^b   Gerardo, S Hunt ^b   Goldstein, E J C ^b   Schonian G ^b   Montag, T ^b   Hampel, B ^b   Rodloff, A C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; CEFOXITIN; CLINDAMYCIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; MICROSATELLITE DNA; PIPERACILLIN; SULTAMICILLIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029808001     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/23.supplement_1.s66     Document Type: Article

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