Molecular epidemiology and phylogenetic analysis of Haemophilus parainfluenzae from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 405-412

  Privitera, Angela ^a   Licciardello, Lidia ^a   Gianninò, Viviana ^a   Agodi, Antonella ^a   Rappazzo, Giancarlo ^a   Nicoletti, Giuseppe ^a   Stefani, Stefania ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Haemophilus; PCR ribotyping; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE); Ribotyping

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROTYPING; SPUTUM;

EID: 0031834161     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007405406617     Document Type: Article

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