Molecular analysis of a hospital cafeteria-associated salmonellosis outbreak using modified repetitive element PCR fingerprinting

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 3452-3460

  Johnson, J R ^a   Clabots, C ^a   Azar, M ^a   Boxrud, D J ^a   Besser, J M ^a   Thurn, J R ^a  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLOSIS; SEROTYPING;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; FOOD SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESTAURANTS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; SEROTYPING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAFETERIA; NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 0034798135     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.10.3452-3460.2001     Document Type: Article

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