Molecular analysis of Klebsiella pneumoniae strains isolated in pediatric wards by ribotyping, pulsed field gel electrophoresis and antimicrobial susceptibilities

New Microbiologica

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-45

  Sechi, L A ^a   Spanu, T ^b   Sanguinetti, M ^b   Dupre I ^a   Masucci, L ^b   Siddu, A ^b   Tortorolo, G ^b   Vento, G ^b   Maggio, L ^b   Cambieri, A ^b   Zanetti, S ^a   Fadda, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE XBAI; PRIMER DNA; TYPE II SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; EVALUATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RIBOTYPING; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE;

CROSS INFECTION; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE HINDIII; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIBOTYPING; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0035227277     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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