Molecular analysis of Burkholderia cepacia complex isolates from a Portuguese cystic fibrosis center: A 7-year study

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 4113-4120

  Cunha, Mónica V ^a   Leitão, Jorge H ^a   Mahenthiralingam, Eshwar ^b   Vandamme, Peter ^c   Lito, Luís ^a   Barreto, Celeste ^a   Salgado, Maria José ^a   Sá Correia, Isabel ^a,d  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA CENOCEPACIA; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; BURKHOLDERIA MULTIVORANS; BURKHOLDERIA STABILIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RIBOTYPING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA CENOCEPACIA; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA COMPLEX; BURKHOLDERIA MULTIVORANS; BURKHOLDERIA STABILIS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0041919475     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.9.4113-4120.2003     Document Type: Article

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