Use of automated riboprinter and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for epidemiological studies of invasive Haemophilus influenzae in Taiwan

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 277-283

  Wang, C C ^a   Siu, L K ^a   Chen, M K ^a   Yu, Y L ^a   Lin, F M ^a   Ho, M ^a   Chu, M L ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EPIDEMIC; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; MENINGITIS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RIBOTYPING; TAIWAN;

EID: 0035113253     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-50-3-277     Document Type: Article

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