A comparison of culture and PCR to determine the prevalence of ampicillin-resistant bacteria in the faecal flora of general practice patients

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 287-289

  Heritage, John ^a   Ransome, Nicola ^b   Chambers, Philip A ^a   Wilcox, Mark H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BACTERIAL DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES MICROFLORA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PATIENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0034890505     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/48.2.287     Document Type: Article

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