Modification of dienes mutual inhibition test for epidemiological characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 4285-4288

  Munson, Erik L ^a   Pfaller, Michael A ^a   Doern, Gary V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DIENES MUTUAL INHIBITION TEST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RELIABILITY; RIBOTYPING;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CULTURE MEDIA; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RIBOTYPING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MIRABILIS; NEGIBACTERIA; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0036840848     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.11.4285-4288.2002     Document Type: Article

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