A Virulent Strain of Salmonella enterica Serovar London Isolated in Infants with Enteritis Traced by Active Surveillance and Molecular Epidemiological Study

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 325-330

  Kim, Shukho ^a   Kang, Yeon Ho ^a   Nam, Hee Jung ^a   Lim, Ok Young ^a   Seok, Won Seok ^b   Park, Jae Ku ^a   Lee, Bok Kwon ^a  

^a Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

^b Gangwon Research Institute of Health and Environment   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biological Assay; Electrophoresis; Epidemiology; Gel; Infants; Pulsed Field; Salmonella enterica; Salmonelloses; Sentinel Surveillance

Indexed keywords

TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERITIS; FECES ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INFANT; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SEROTYPE;

EID: 0346433896     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2003.18.3.325     Document Type: Article

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