PCR ribotyping and endonuclease subtyping in the epidemiology of Burkholderia cepacia infection

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 984-989

  Shreve, Michael R ^a,b   Johnson, Stephanie J ^a   Milla, Carlos E ^a   Wielinski, Catherine L ^a   Regelmann, Warren E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOTYPING; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030901679     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.155.3.9117036     Document Type: Article

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