Thermo-tolerant Campylobacter fetus bacteraemia identified by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing: An emerging pathogen in immunocompromised patients

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 740-746

  Woo, Patrick C Y ^a   Leung, Kit Wah ^a   Tsoi, Hoi Wah ^a   Wong, Samson S Y ^a   Teng, Jade L L ^a   Yuen, Kwok Yung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; RIBOSOME RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; CAMPYLOBACTER HYOINTESTINALIS; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; HEAT TOLERANCE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INCIDENCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS;

CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; CAMPYLOBACTER HYOINTESTINALIS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 0036736529     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-51-9-740     Document Type: Article

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