Identification of a Klebsiella pneumoniae strain associated with nosocomial urinary tract infection

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2370-2374

  Kil, Ki Soo ^a   Darouiche, Rabih O ^a   Hull, Richard A ^b   Mansouri, Mohammad D ^a   Musher, Daniel M ^a,b  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HEP 2 CELL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; REINFECTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0030793676     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.9.2370-2374.1997     Document Type: Article

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