Epidemiology and clinical impact of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in cystic fibrosis using AP-PCR fingerprinting

Journal of Infection

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 151-158

  Adams, C ^a   Morris Quinn, M ^a   McConnell, F ^a,c   West, J ^a   Lucey, B ^b   Shortt, C ^b   Cryan, B ^b   Watson, J B G ^b   O'Gara, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; IRELAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031787251     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(98)80170-9     Document Type: Article

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