Use of multienzyme multiplex PCR amplified fragment length polymorphism typing in analysis of outbreaks of multiresistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in an intensive care unit

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 798-802

  Van der Zee, Anneke ^a   Steer, Niels ^a   Thijssen, Eveline ^a   Nelson, Jolande ^a   Van't Veen, Annemarie ^a   Buiting, Anton ^a  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; MULTIENZYME COMPLEX;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037316630     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.2.798-802.2003     Document Type: Article

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