Isolation rate of non-hemagglutinating strains of Serratia marcescens from clinical specimens in a general hospital: Comparison of serotypes O2 and O14

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 151-156

  Yanagawa, Yoko ^a   Marumo, Kenji ^b   Nakamura, Yoshiko ^b   Shimamura, Tadakatsu ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHOWA UNIVERSITY FUJIGAOKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hemagglutination; Serotype; Serratia marcescens

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GENOTYPE; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SEROTYPE; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; URINARY TRACT;

EID: 34347355366     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-007-0511-1     Document Type: Article

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