Genetic and epidemiological relationships among Campylobacter isolates from humans

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 6-7, 2004, Pages 435-442

  Höök, Helena ^a   Ekegren, Maj Britt ^b   Ericsson, Henrik ^a   Vågsholm, Ivar ^c   Danielsson Tham, Marie Louise ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERITIS; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SUMMER; SWEDEN;

EID: 4143078137     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655404100208200-1     Document Type: Article

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