Prevalence of Campylobacter, Arcobacter, Helicobacter, and Sutterella spp. in human fecal samples as estimated by a reevaluation of isolation methods for Campylobacters

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 286-291

  Engberg, Jørgen ^a   On, Stephen L W ^b   Harrington, Clare S ^b   Gerner Smidt, Peter ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMPHOTERICIN; CEFOPERAZONE; CHARCOAL; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; TEICOPLANIN;

ARCOBACTER; ARCOBACTER BUTZLERI; ARCOBACTER CRYAEROPHILUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER CONCISUS; CAMPYLOBACTER CURVUS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CULTURE MEDIUM; DENMARK; FECES CULTURE; HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER CINAEDI; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTTERELLA WADSWORTHENSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARCOBACTER; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CEFOPERAZONE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURE MEDIA; DENMARK; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; EPSILONPROTEOBACTERIA; FECES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HELICOBACTER; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0033986473     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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