Is pulsed-field gel electrophoresis a valuable tool to identify nosocomial cases of Legionella pneumophila disease?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 254-259

  Thouverez, M ^a   Godard, C ^a   Leprat, R ^a   Talon, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL JEAN MINJOZ   (France)

Author keywords

Hospital acquired pneumonia; Legionella pneumophila; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GENOMIC DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CARRIER; ELECTRIC FIELD; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MALE; MOLECULAR TYPING; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SWIMMING POOL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CROSS INFECTION; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FRANCE; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0346903271     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2003.08.009     Document Type: Article

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