Identification of nasopharyngeal carriage of an outbreak strain of Neisseria meningitidis by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis versus phenotypic methods

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 993-998

  Bevanger, L ^a   Bergh, K ^a   Gisnas G ^b   Caugant, D A ^b   Froholm L O ^b  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OFLOXACIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NASOPHARYNX; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NEWBORN; NORWAY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

EID: 0031772198     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-47-11-993     Document Type: Article

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