Molecular characterization of Clostridium difficile clinical isolates in a geriatric hospital

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 386-390

  Poilane, Isabelle ^a   Humeniuk Ainouz, Christel ^a   Durand, Isabelle ^a   Janoir, Claire ^b   Cruaud, Philippe ^a   Delmée, Michel ^c   Popoff, Michel R ^d   Collignon, Anne ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL JEAN VERDIER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; EVALUATION; FLIC GENE; GENE; GENE ISOLATION; GENOTYPE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RIBOTYPING; SEROTYPING; SLPA GENE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FRANCE; GENOTYPE; GERIATRICS; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RIBOTYPING; SEROTYPING;

EID: 33847682948     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46608-0     Document Type: Article

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