Ribotyping of strains of Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis cultured from the nasopharynx and middle ear of children with otitis media

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 381-385

  Brygge, Kirsten ^a   Sørensen, Christian Hjort ^a,c   Colding, Hanne ^a   Ejlertsen, Tove ^b   Højbjerg, Tove ^b   Bruun, Brita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis; Otitis media; Pharynx; Ribotyping

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; HUMAN; MICROFLORA; MIDDLE EAR; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NASOPHARYNX; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOTYPING; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, BACTERIAL; EAR, MIDDLE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MORAXELLA (BRANHAMELLA) CATARRHALIS; NASOPHARYNX; NEISSERIACEAE INFECTIONS; OTITIS MEDIA; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL;

EID: 0031777683     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016489850183476     Document Type: Article

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