Molecular study of nosocomial nocardiosis outbreak involving heart transplant recipients

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1014-1016

  Exmelin, Laurent ^a   Malbruny, Brigitte ^a   Vergnaud, Michel ^a   Prosvost, Frédérique ^b   Boiron, Patrick ^b   Morel, Claude ^a  

^a CHU CÔTE DE NACRE   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; DNA DETERMINATION; EPIDEMIC; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOTYPING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029985479     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.4.1014-1016.1996     Document Type: Article

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