Comparison of methods for identification of Mycobacterium abscessus and M. chelonae Isolates

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 4103-4110

  Yakrus, M A ^a   Hernandez, S M ^a   Floyd, M M ^a   Sikes, D ^a   Butler, W R ^a   Metchock, B ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOXITIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; IMIPENEM; MYCOLIC ACID; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHAPERONINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ENZYMES; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; MYCOLIC ACIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0034762334     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.11.4103-4110.2001     Document Type: Article

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