Comparison of three commercial test systems for biotyping Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus parainfluenzae

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 4051-4053

  Munson, Erik L ^a,c   Doern, Gary V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^c Wheaton Franciscan and Midwest Clinical Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOTYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE; HUMANS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

HAEMOPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE; NEISSERIA;

EID: 37249081178     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01663-07     Document Type: Article

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