Molecular study of persistence of Nocardia asteroides and Nocardia otitidiscaviarum strains in patients with long-term nocardiosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1157-1160

  Provost, F ^a   Laurent, F ^a   Camacho Uzcategui, L R ^a   Boiron, P ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; MINOCYCLINE; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NONHUMAN; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIA OTITIDISCAVIARUM;

EID: 0030981416     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.5.1157-1160.1997     Document Type: Article

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