Comparative evaluation of three different genotyping methods for investigation of nosocomial outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease in hospitals

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2284-2291

  Jonas, Daniel ^a   Meyer, Heinz Georg W ^b   Matthes, Philipp ^b   Hartung, Doris ^a   Jahn, Bernhard ^b   Daschner, Franz D ^a   Jansen, Bernd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LUNG LAVAGE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034122194     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/.38.6.2284-2291.2000     Document Type: Article

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