Value of phenotyping methods as an initial screening of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in epidemiologic studies

Infection

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 350-354

  Bergmans, D ^a   Bonten, M ^a   Van Tiel, F ^b   Gaillard, C ^c   London, N ^b   Van Der Geest, S ^a   De Leeuw, P ^a   Stobberingh, E ^b  

^a Dept of Internal Medicine ^*  (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c EEMLAND HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENOTYPE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SCREENING; SEROTYPING;

EID: 0030714125     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01740816     Document Type: Article

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