Molecular typing of nosocomial strains of Legionella pneumophila by arbitrarily primed PCR

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1595-1598

  Grattard, F ^a   Berthelot, P ^b   Reyrolle, M ^c   Ros, A ^a,b   Etienne, J ^c   Pozzetto, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^b SERVICE DE NEUROLOGIE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOTYPING; SEROTYPING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA SEROGROUP 1;

EID: 0029982606     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.6.1595-1598.1996     Document Type: Article

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