Detection of toxigenic bacteria in polyurethane foam from cot mattresses by polymerase chain reaction

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-22

  Sherburn, Richard E ^a,b   Webb, Tania E ^a   Jenkins, Richard O ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; POLYURETHAN FOAM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL BED; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

BASE SEQUENCE; BEDS; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYURETHANES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 33947375498     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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