Molecular markers for the investigation of Mycobacterium gordonae epidemics

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 217-222

  Vogiatzakis, E ^a,b   Stefanou, S ^a   Skroubelou, A ^a   Anagnostou, S ^a   Marinis, E ^a   Matsiota Bernard, P ^b  

^a SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Hospital pseudoinfections; Mycobacterium gordonae; RAPD analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS SECRETION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR HYBRIDIZATION; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; NONHUMAN; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0031942749     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(98)90277-8     Document Type: Article

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