Epidemiologically related and unrelated strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa serotype O12 cannot be distinguished by phenotypic and genotypic typing

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-116

  Mifsud, A J ^a   Watine, J ^b,c   Picard, B ^e   Charet, J C ^c,d   Solignac Bourrel, C ^b   Pitt, T L ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b Laboratory of Clinical Biology   (France)

^c Nosocomial Infections Control Committee   (France)

^d CHG   (France)

^e CHU MORVAN   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotic multi resistance; O antigens; P. aeruginosa; Phage type; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Variation (genetic)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PHENOTYPE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPE;

EID: 0030762055     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(97)90116-X     Document Type: Article

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