Molecular biology of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae responsible for digestive tract colonization

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 202-208

  Moustaoui, N ^a   Soukri, A ^b   Elmdaghri, N ^a,c   Boudouma, M ^d   Benbachir, M ^a,c  

^a IBN ROCHD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES AIN CHOCK   (Morocco)

^c Service de Microbiologie   (Morocco)

^d FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES BEN M SIK   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Digestive tract colonization; Extended spectrum lactamase

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; GENOMIC DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CITROBACTER KOSERI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA RESTRICTION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOROCCO; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 3242759104     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.01.007     Document Type: Article

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