Comparison of biotyping, ribotyping, and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for investigation of a common-source outbreak of Burkholderia pickettii bacteremia

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1398-1403

  Chetoui, H ^a,c   Melin, P ^a   Struelens, M J ^b   Delhalle, E ^a   Nigo, M Mutro ^a   De Ryck, R ^b   De Mol, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOTYPOLOGY; BURKHOLDERIA; CATHETER INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RIBOTYPING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; RALSTONIA PICKETTII;

EID: 0030915791     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.6.1398-1403.1997     Document Type: Article

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