Rapid sequence-based identification of gonococcal transmission clusters in a large metropolitan area

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 189, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1497-1505

  Martin, Iona M C ^a,b,c   Ison, Catherine A ^a   Aanensen, David M ^b   Fenton, Kevin A ^c,d   Spratt, Brian G ^b  

^a Dept of Infect Dis and Microbiol ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; GONORRHEA; INTERNET; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

EID: 2142695441     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/383047     Document Type: Article

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