Incidence and identification of Klebsiella planticola in clinical isolates with emphasis on newborns

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1495-1497

  Westbrook, Glennis L ^a,c   O'Hara, Caroline Mohr ^a   Roman, Susan B ^b   Miller, J Michael ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Mailstop C16   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA PLANTICOLA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; KLEBSIELLA PLANTICOLA; KLEBSIELLA SP.; KLEBSIELLA TERRIGENA; NEGIBACTERIA; RAOULTELLA PLANTICOLA; RAOULTELLA TERRIGENA;

EID: 0034004233     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.4.1495-1497.2000     Document Type: Article

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