Molecular epidemiological study of nosocomial Enterobacter aerogenes isolates in a Belgian hospital

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1846-1852

  Jalaluddin, Sheikh ^a,b   Devaster, Jeanne Marie ^a   Scheen, Robert ^a   Gerard, Michele ^a   Butzler, Jean Paul ^a,b  

^a SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BELGIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031838453     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.7.1846-1852.1998     Document Type: Article

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