Genetic diversity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from ventilated patients with nosocomial pneumonia, cancer patients with bacteremia, and environmental water

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 584-588

  Ruimy, R ^a   Genauzeau, E ^a   Barnabe, C ^a   Beaulieu, A ^a   Tibayrenc, M ^a   Andremont, A ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CANCER PATIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PHYLOGENY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; NEOPLASMS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; VARIATION (GENETICS); WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0035171960     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.1.584-588.2001     Document Type: Article

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