Analysis of the prevaccine population of noncapsulate Haemophilus influenzae and identification of a putative epidemic clone

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 410-414

  Leaves, N I ^a,b   Jordens, J Z ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOTYPOLOGY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RIBOTYPING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; GREAT BRITAIN; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINES; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029897479     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01690101     Document Type: Article

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