Molecular analysis by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and antibiogram of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6B isolates from selected areas within the United States

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2703-2707

  Rudolph, Karen M ^a,b   Parkinson, Alan J ^a   Roberts, Marilyn C ^b  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UNITED STATES;

POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0031876869     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.9.2703-2707.1998     Document Type: Article

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