Computerized restriction endonuclease analysis compared with O-serotype and phage type in the epidemiologic fingerprinting of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 222-228

  Garaizar, Javier ^a   Latorre, Mikel ^a   López Molina, Nuria ^a   Laconcha, Idoia ^a   Alberdi, Leire ^a   Rementeria, Aitor ^a   Audicana, Ana ^b   Uliarte, Rosario ^a   Cisterna, Ramón ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b Laboratorio de Microbiología   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE BASURTO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Computer analysis; Epidemiology; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; REA; Typing

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEROTYPING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030921382     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1997.tb00601.x     Document Type: Article

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