Molecular typing and long-term comparison of Clostridium difficile strains by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and PCR-ribotyping

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 407-414

  Spigaglia, P ^a   Cardines, R ^a   Rossi, S ^a   Menozzi, M G ^a   Mastrantonio, P ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ITALY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RIBOTYPING;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

EID: 0035027391     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-50-5-407     Document Type: Article

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